Chapter 9 - The impact of the depression of 1929 Flashcards
When was the wall street crash?
October 1929
What did America demand for after the wall street crash?
Any short-term loans that they had lent to Germany
Who was Germanys largest oversea market?
USA
How many Germans were unemployed by 1932?
1/3
In Jan 1933 what was the unemployment figure?
6 million
What diseases increased during the depression?
Tuberculosis and rickets
What were young people being involved in more?
Extremist political organisations
Who did the KPD organisation recruit?
Working-class youths
What did the Hitler Youth offer unemployed boys?
Food, uniforms, shelter and the excitement of street fighting battles
What law was passed in May 1932 regarding employment?
Married women civil servants could be dismissed
How many married women did the Reich postal dismiss?
1000
Who was the leader of the grand coalition?
Herman Muller
Why was the state budget in serious deficit by the end of 1929?
Falling tax revenues
What did the DVP want to do to ease the depression?
Reduce unemployment
What did the SPD want to do in terms of the depression?
Protect the level of benefits and raise taxes
When did Muller resign?
March 1930
Who was the chancellor after Muller?
Bruning
What style of government did Bruning want to impose?
Authoritarian
Which party did Brunings coalition exclude?
SPD
Why did Brunings coalition have to rely on presidential decree?
They did not have majority support in the Reichstag
When did Bruning call an election?
September 1930
Who gained the most votes in September 1930 elections?
Extremist parties
How many votes and seats did the communists gain?
Over a million
77 seats
How many votes did the Nazis have in 1928?
810,000
How many votes did the Nazis gain in September 1930 votes?
6.5 million votes
What was Bruning known as?
Hunger chancellor
What was the communists violent group called?
Red-front fighters league
