Great Depression Flashcards
What was the date of the Wall Street crash?
Tuesday, 29th October 1929
Between 1929-32 how much did exports and industrial production decrease?
Exports down 61%
Industrial production down 58%
How many unemployed in 1932?
Why doesn’t this reflect the true scale of crisis?
1/3 workers registered as unemployed
Many redundant workers did not register, true unemployment is estimated to be as high as 8 million
What did the Journalist Knickerbocker say about the average family diet?
‘Too little to live on but too much to die from’
What was the unemployment rate among young (14-25)?
What did this lead to?
39% among men, 25% among females
- Increase in ‘gangs’
- increase in youth involvement in political extremism
Impact of depression on women?
- increased share of workforce
- accused of being ‘double earners’
- 1932 anti-female working law passed (but not enforced)
When did the Grand coalition collapse?
Why?
Mullers Grand Coalition collapsed in March 1930
Because of disagreements between SPD and DVP on taxes & welfare in response to recession
Who ran the next government?
Why him?
Centre party’s Bruning
- Pressure from Army (General Schleicher)
- Bruning had strong authoritarian leanings
From what date did no coalition have a Reichstag majority?
How many laws passed by decree 1930 vs 32
March 1930,
5 passed by decree in 1930 vs 66 in 1932
When did Bruning call an election?
How much did Nazi increase?
September 1930
Nazi’s went from 12 seats to 107
What date did Bruning ban the SA?
By the end of 1932 how many members did the SA have?
- April 1932
- despite the ban membership rose to 400,000
What did the Journalist Knickerbocker say about the average family diet?
‘Too little to live on but too much to die from’
What was the unemployment rate among young (14-25)?
What did this lead to?
39% among men, 25% among females
- Increase in ‘gangs’
- increase in youth involvement in political extremism
Impact of depression on women?
- increased share of workforce
- accused of being ‘double earners’
- 1932 anti-female working law passed (but not enforced)
When did the Grand coalition collapse?
Why?
Mullers Grand Coalition collapsed in March 1930
Because of disagreements between SPD and DVP on taxes & welfare in response to recession
