Four Year Plan decree of 1936
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The Four Year Plan decree of 1936 was a key Nazi directive issued by Adolf Hitler that launched an aggressive four-year program to prepare Germany’s economy and military for war through rapid rearmament and economic autarky.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi economic policy
→
government decree → military rearmament program → |
| aim |
economic autarky
→
expansion of German military power → mobilization of the German economy → preparation for war → rapid rearmament → reduction of unemployment → |
| authorityGranted |
extraordinary powers over the economy
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| consequence |
acceleration of German rearmament
→
heightened tensions in Europe → increased state control over the German economy → preparation of Germany for aggressive war → |
| country |
Germany
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| dateIssued |
1936
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| economicModel |
state-directed economy
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| focus |
control of foreign exchange
→
development of synthetic fuels → development of synthetic rubber → expansion of armaments industry → increased production of armaments → increased production of steel → rearmament → reduction of imports → self-sufficiency in raw materials → |
| goal |
make the German armed forces operationally ready for war within four years
→
make the German economy fit for war within four years → |
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
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prelude to World War II → |
| ideologicalBasis |
Lebensraum policy
→
Nazi autarky doctrine → Nazi militarism → |
| issuedBy |
Adolf Hitler
→
Nazi Party → |
| legalForm |
Führer decree
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| placeOfIssue |
Berlin
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| policyType |
economic planning
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state intervention in the economy → war economy preparation → |
| politicalContext |
Nazi Germany
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| sectorTargeted |
agriculture
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armaments industry → heavy industry → mining → synthetic fuel production → synthetic rubber production → |
| timeHorizon |
four years
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Reich Coal Commissioner
("Four Year Plan authorities")
→
Reich Steel Commissioner ("Four Year Plan authorities") → |
subordinateTo |
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Office of the Four Year Plan
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createdBy |
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Office of the Four Year Plan
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legalBasis |
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Four Year Plan decree of 1936
("Führer decree")
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legalForm |
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Office for German Raw and Synthetic Materials
("Four Year Plan")
→
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policyContext |
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Third Reich economic bureaucracy
("Four Year Plan")
→
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policyInstrument |
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Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan
("Four Year Plan")
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