Hitler did many good things for Germany, the most prominent being the way in which he brought the country out of economic depression after the Wall Street crash of 1929. For example, after the crash, government and private institutions lost faith and money and had to withdraw most of their investments from companies. Under the Nazi regime, within six years, investment rose from 2 billion Reichmarks to 20 billion Reichmarks. Part of the Nazi's plan was to make Germany much more self sufficient, in order that, in the event of war, they would be unaffected by economic sanctions. Hajlmer Schacht, the first economics minister of Germany, devised a "new plan", which would limit imports, expand exports, increase government spending in key industries (eg. synthetics) and introduce conscription. This meant that Germany began to grow industrially, and new industries were introduced, creating jobs for the 6 million unemployed. It was under Schacht that unemployment was reduced from 6 million to 1.75 million. After Schacht came another economics minister, Hermann Göering. He introduced the "4 year plan". This maintained the basis of Schacht's pla

n, but with a few subtle differences: increased production (coal, iron, steel, synthetic oil, armaments and war related machinery - all helping provide Germany's footing for war); reduced imports; control of prices and wages; forced labour if necessary and the rationing of non-essential luxury goods. He further reduced the employment, though not on the same scale as his predecessor, from 1.75 to 0.5 million. In the struggle to reduce unemployment, it was impossible to just redistribute everyone. Jobs had to be created. The DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, German Labour Front) was formed in order to employ people in creating and building useful public services. During the period between 1932 to 1939, the unemployed were used to build Autobahns (motorways), hospitals, prisons, schools and public projects. It was a very successful scheme, as it increased the standards of services afterwards in Germany considerably. Another scheme used was conscription. Building up the armed forces took 1 million people out of unemployment. The new soldiers needed uniforms, weapons, equipment, and other supplies and this helped implement Göering's 4 year plan - the equipment production helped bring the steel mills, coal mines and factories back. One of the most important things that Hitler did for Germany involved improving the standard of life. In creating the DAF, three other sub-organisations were introduced devoted to the worker. The first, "Beauty of Labour", was like a trade union. They encouraged employers to improve working conditions, and organised various campaigns, for example, "Good ventilation in the work-place" and "Hot meals in the factory". Another was "Strength through Joy", a popular organisation that arranged worker's leisure time. They set up concerts, operas, films and hikes, and other activities for the workers. Even though the wages were not huge, the service provided meant that anything they would have done with surplus money was already being done! The RAD was an intensive six month long work service for young men and women aged 18-25. It was poorly paid, and involved hard manual labour, but provided education and skills in labour. Although the DAF removed worker's rights to strike, they were, on the whole, satisfied with their lot - they had bread and work, and some benefits. Along with the increased standard of life came the restoration of national pride. The Germans felt undermined and humiliated after the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles, and Hitler knew that if he could bring Germany back to being an important world power, he would have a lot more support from the German people. Part of this plan was the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This was a Nazi showcase, devised by Hitler's propaganda genius, Dr. Josef Göebbels. The plan was to show Germany off as a new modernised, civilised and revised people. A brand new stadium, to hold 10,000 people, was built. It was the f

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