New Plan: Hjalmar Schacht
DEFINITION
  • Schacht was appointed by Hitler in 1934 to be the Minister of Economics
  • tried to alleviate unemployment
  • German's plan to try and achieve autarky (economic independence) Sept 1934
  • Germany was in debt during Great Depression but continued to borrow raw materials in which they planned to pay back in Reichmarks so deficit would not become worse
  • Mefo bills (to secretly build army using money that would be paid back later)
Help's Hitler Rise?
  • This will include the 'beneficiaries' in Germany, they unemployment who found jobs because of the 'New Plan'
  • Able to build an army because of Mefo bills to promote security in Germany
  • Result in better economy so people would not rebel