16-mark — did life improve under the Nazis?

"Life improved for ordinary Germans under the Nazi regime 1933–39." How far do you agree? (16 marks + 4 SPaG)

Indicative content: For: Unemployment fell dramatically. Visible infrastructure. National pride restored. KdF holidays. Volksempfänger radios. Order on streets (after early Nazi violence subsided).

Against: Wages rose less than work hours. Consumer goods scarce. No political freedom. Workers lost union representation. Persecution: Jews, gays, disabled, Roma. Many groups outside the "Volksgemeinschaft" experienced terror.

Judgement: For "ordinary Aryan Germans" who fitted the ideology, daily life often improved. For everyone else — and arguably for all in the long run — the regime was catastrophic. Most candidates argue "improved for some, not all".