2.1 The Imapact Of The Great Depression Flashcards
When did the Wall Street Crash happen?
24th October 1929
By 1933, 4 years after the Wall Street Crash, how much had world trade fallen by?
Over 60%
By what percentage had German exports risen between 1925 and 1929?
40%
What plan between Germany and the USA was recalled due to the Wall Street Crash?
The Dawes Plan
How many workers in Germany were unemployed by 1932?
24%
What 2 millionaires funded the Nazi campaign
Krupp and Hugenberg
All of Hugenbergs __ newspapers spread the Nazi message.
53
What were the Nazi’s 4 objectives?
Overturn the TofV
Destroy Communism
Eradicate the Jews
Achieve Lebensraum (to expand German territory to house the population)
What was Lebensraum?
One of the Nazi’s objectives to expand German territory and house the population
What did Hitler call himself and why?
He called himself ‘one of the people’ because he fought in WW1 and understood German troubles.
What 3 tactics did the Nazi’s use to increase his strength and popularity?
Intimidation
Propaganda
Flexible Nazi messages
What 3 things did Nazi propaganda emphasise?
The Hitler Cult
Volksgemeinschaft (people’s community)
Anti-Semitism
Who did Germany blame for the Great Depression in Germany?
Jewish people
What is Propaganda?
Information designed to influence people
What did Hitler tell the farmers as a tactic?
That he would protect them from communism and nationalisation.
