How the Nazi party came to power 1929-Jan1933 Flashcards
What was the Wall Street Crash?
It occurred in America and affected most o the industrialised west. Germany was impacted because Germany was heavily dependant on US loans
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How high was unemployment rates?
On January 1929 it was 2850000 and on January 1933 it was 6014000. By 1932 nearly 33% of the workforce was unemployed
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Why did government revenue fall?
They were making less money from taxes
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Why did government expenditure rise?
Increase in benefit payments (was only meant to support 800000 unemployed people)
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What happened on July 1931?
The collapse of the Austrian bank, Kredit Anstalt
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Why did the government have to support the banks?
People were withdrawing their money therefore, the banks had no money
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What did France do?
They blocked an emergency loan to Germany
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What happened in 1932?
There was no sign of Germany improving so a committee of financial experts agreed that reparations and inter-allied debts should be cancelled
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Who was the Great Coalition government of 1928 under?
Chancellor Muller
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Why did the unemployment insurance system create a crisis?
Different parties wanted to take different approaches
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Why did the cabinet resign?
Attempts to compromise failed and Hindenburg refused to grant Muller emergency power to approve his budget
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What ended on September 1930?
Democracy
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Who did Hindenburg appoint as Chancellor in March 1930?
Henrich Bruning
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Why did Bruning rule through Article 48?
Because his party did not have majority and he would ask to dissolve the Reichstag
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What did Bruning want to do?
Increase taxes and cut welfare spending
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How many seats did the Nazis party increase in the 1930 election?
12 to 107 seats. 33% of the popular vote
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Why was the Nazi party popular?
They provided a sense of belonging through food and a uniform
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What did the Nazis party not like?
The ban he had imposed on the SA