Effects On people

Question 1

What social effects did WW1 have on Germans?

Answer 1

• article 231, war guilt clause; damaged German pride
• distrusted political leaders; November criminals, betrayal
• Reduction of army; felt weak and vulnerable against opponents

Question 2

What were the positive social effects on German people after WW1?

Answer 2

• Women working; 37% women in workforce during war, didn’t change much
• new government; men and women over 20 could vote

Question 3

What were the negative political impacts on German people after WW1?

Answer 3

-food shortages; radicalisation of people’s views, rise in communism in working class and political uprisings

Question 4

What was a positive political impact of WW1 on German people?

Answer 4

-vote for president; German people voted for leader

Question 5

What were the negative economic impacts of WW1 on German people?

Answer 5

• Industrial Output; fell by 40% 1914-18

- £6.6 Billion in reparations due

Question 6

What were the negative social impacts of hyperinflation on German people?

Answer 6

• food shortages; health impacted, especially pensioners

- mass unemployment; lost jobs as couldn’t be paid

Question 7

What were the negative political impacts of hyperinflation on Germans?

Answer 7

-didn’t trust government; had not acted efficiently or effectively in people’s interests

Question 8

How were Germans effected negatively economically by hyperinflation?

Answer 8

• pensioners; people on fixed income forced into poverty

- savings; much of the middle class saw investment on their savings wiped out which forced them into poverty

Question 9

What were the social impacts of the depression?

Answer 9

-mass unemployment; 6 million by 1932

Question 10

What were the political impacts of the depression?

Answer 10

• Many people turned to extremist groups out of desperation.

- lost faith in current government; lack of support for people

Question 11

What were the economic impacts of the depression?

Answer 11

-as people lost jobs, mass poverty, 58% of what industrial output had been in 1928 so less trading with other countries

Question 12

How were women affected by Nazi social policies?

Answer 12

• pressured out of work; expected to be a housewife
• children; expected to provide next generation
• image; had to be traditional, no makeup, high heels, trousers
• German maidens league; taught that cooking cleaning and children are most important ‘Küche, Kirche, Kinder’

Question 13

How were Germans effected by the police state?

Answer 13

• social; distrust those around them, informing, paranoia, put strain on friendships and even could cause divide in families. Couldn’t listen to some radio.
• economic; if in a minority or seen to be non Nazi supporter or even a relation to a minority, could be sacked and lose any source of income.