WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

NAZISM IN GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The German Labor Front
A
replaced the various trade unions of the Weimar Republic
B
served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany’s territorial aggression.
C
served as bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler.
D
unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1946.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The German Labour Front (German: Deutsche Arbeitsfront, pronounced [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈʔaʁbaɪtsfʁɔnt]; DAF) was the labour organisation under the Nazi Party which replaced the various independent trade unions in Germany during Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.

Detailed explanation-2: -The General German Trade Union Federation (German: Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, ADGB) was a confederation of German trade unions in Germany founded during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1919 and was initially powerful enough to organize a general strike in 1920 against a right-wing coup d’état.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2022, half of all German workers were covered by collective bargaining agreements. In Germany, unions and employer associations bargain at the industry-region level. These large-scale agreements have broad coverage and lead to considerable standardization in wages and employment conditions across the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -The labour front in Germany was a socialist idea led by trade unions and socialist parties. It was the labour organisation of the Nazi Party which replaced the various independent trade unions in Germany. The main cause of the movement was the need of workers to improve their standards of living.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1933, after all German trade unions were dissolved, Robert Ley (1890–1945) established the Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF; German Labor Front). As head of the DAF, whose membership totaled 25 million, Ley was known as the “undisputed dictator of labor” in Germany.

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