economics 1918-89

Question 1

what percentage of the population were receiving federal welfare payments by 1924

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

what happened to industrial production between 1928 and 1932

Answer 2

it halved

Question 3

how many regional and federal government employees lost their jobs due to hyperinflation?

Answer 3

750,000

Question 4

when did Germany stop paying reparations in kind?

Answer 4

1924

Question 5

when was the central planning board created and what was it?

Answer 5

april, 1942. created to disttribute raw materials, organise transport and maximise factories

Question 6

how much Buna rubber did germany have compared to how much it had targeted for by 1928?

Answer 6

5,000/120,000 tonnes

Question 7

when was the Equalisation of Burdens Act passed and what was it?

Answer 7

a one time tax on assets used to compensate those who had lost everything. 1952

Question 8

what proportion of fuel did the FRG get from OPEC countries?

Answer 8

40%

Question 9

when did unemployment hit 1.7 mil?

Answer 9

1981

Question 10

how much did social welfare spending multiply by from 1965 to 70?

Answer 10

2.5x