What did the Autobahn program achieve by 1935?

What did the Autobahn program achieve by 1935?

• A. 250,000 men employed by 1935
• B. 125,000 men employed by 1935
• C. No employment effect
• D. The program started in 1935

Answer: (B)

Public works were a key tool for Nazi economic policy, using large infrastructure projects to cut unemployment and demonstrate progress. The Reichsautobahn was meant to provide jobs while rebuilding and modernizing transport. By 1935 the program had put about 125,000 men to work on highway construction, showing a real employment impact by that year. The project began in 1933, so saying it started in 1935 isn’t accurate, and there was indeed an employment effect, so claiming there wasn’t one wouldn’t fit.

Public works were a key tool for Nazi economic policy, using large infrastructure projects to cut unemployment and demonstrate progress. The Reichsautobahn was meant to provide jobs while rebuilding and modernizing transport. By 1935 the program had put about 125,000 men to work on highway construction, showing a real employment impact by that year. The project began in 1933, so saying it started in 1935 isn’t accurate, and there was indeed an employment effect, so claiming there wasn’t one wouldn’t fit.