HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He put unemployed people to work building a superior highway system
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He opened factories producing weapons
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He took back land lost after WWI
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He worked closely with France to establish a strong economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he introduced policies aimed at improving the economy. The changes included privatization of state owned industries, import tariffs, rent controls, price controls, wage controls, and an attempt to achieve autarky (national economic self-sufficiency).
Detailed explanation-2: -A Divided Germany After the Potsdam conference, Germany was divided into four occupied zones: Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south and the Soviet Union in the east. Berlin, the capital city situated in Soviet territory, was also divided into four occupied zones.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hitler assigned the economist, Hjalmar Schacht to recover the economy. Schacht proposed more production and more employment. He suggested a state-funded work-creation programme. The famous German superhighways and Volkswagen referred to as the people’s car is a product of this project.
Detailed explanation-4: -The changes included privatization of state industries, autarky (national economic self-sufficiency) and tariffs on imports.