4.1 How Did The Depression Affect Germany?

Question 1

What caused the Depression in Germany?

Answer 1

• America was rich after WW1 by selling goods such as cars and fridges
• Some would buy shares in companies and businesses and borrow money from bank to buy shares
• In October 1929 Wall Street Crash occurred
• Prices dropped and people sold shares
• They couldn’t pay banks back
• Debt collectors took cars and homes
• Firms went out of business and million lost their jobs

Question 2

What impact did this have on Germany?

Answer 2

• Americans bought items from Germany, Italy and Japan
• The Depression meant they couldn’t afford these anymore
• Foreign factories had to shut down
• Many people in Germany became jobless because of this
• American banks demanded all money lent to Germany back
• Many business couldn’t pay up
• Over 6 million unemployed

Question 3

Depression

Answer 3

time during the 1930s when many banks and businesses failed and many lost their jobs

Question 4

Wall Street Crash

Answer 4

time in October 1929 when millions of people tried to sell their shares in companies at the same time, resulting in a huge drop in share prices; many people lost a lot of money

Question 5

radical

Answer 5

very different or extreme ideas or approach

Question 6

assimilation

Answer 6

The process of becoming part of a group, country or society by taking its language, culture and customs so becoming like the majority of the people in that group

Question 7

antisemitism def

Answer 7

hatred for or persecution of Jewish people as an ethnic, religious or racial group

Question 8

How did unemployment change the way many Germans voted?

Answer 8

• Millions blamed the Weimar Government
• Listened to left wing(Communists) and right wing (nazis) who promised radical solutions

Question 9

When was the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 9

October 1929