Social impact of the depression

Question 1

What happened to state benefits after the depression

Answer 1

You were only allowed them for a fixed period

Question 2

What happened after you could not use the state benefits anymore

Answer 2

Had to apply to the local authorities for help

Question 3

What was the issue with local benefits

Answer 3

Were less generous and means tested

Question 4

Who got less benefits than others

Answer 4

Women got less than men and children less than adults

Question 5

What were the 2 diseases that rose

Answer 5

Tuberculosis and rickets

Question 6

What did most children now suffer from

Answer 6

Malnutrition

Question 7

What happened to the suicide rate

Answer 7

It increased

Question 8

What started appearing on the edges of major cities

Answer 8

Tent cities and shanty towns

Question 9

What was the size of a typical meal after the depression

Answer 9

6 potatoes, 5 pieces of bread, 1 cabbage and a lump of lard

Question 10

What increased amongst the youth due to the depression

Answer 10

Gang membership and committing crime

Question 11

What happened to the overall rate of crime

Answer 11

It did not increase

Question 12

What type of charges increased

Answer 12

Theft, disorders and assaults

Question 13

What did the KPD do with the unemployed youth after the depression

Answer 13

Recruited the youth to cause trouble on the streets

Question 14

What did the Nazis and SA do with the unemployed youth after the depression

Answer 14

Offered food, uniform, shelter and thrill of street battles

Question 15

What did most youths do in relations to political violence

Answer 15

Most had little or no contact with any of the groups

Question 16

What did the government try to set up to help the youth

Answer 16

Day centres, compulsory labour schemes and voluntary labour schemes

Question 17

Why were compulsory labour schemes not popular

Answer 17

Unskilled manual labour for less than minimum wage

Question 18

How do we know the compulsory labour schemes were unpopular

Answer 18

There was strikes against the pay in October 1930 and June 1932

Question 19

What were voluntary labour schemes

Answer 19

Residential work camps for 6 months

Question 20

What was the governments priority with the youth

Answer 20

Getting them off of the streets

Question 21

What happened with females and work during the depression

Answer 21

Their proportion in the workforce increased

Question 22

What idea about women did the right wingers promote

Answer 22

Should married women have the right to work

Question 23

What was the ‘double earners’ law

Answer 23

Marries women who were civil servants could be dismissed if their economic circumstance was secure

Question 24

When was the ‘double earners’ act passed

Answer 24

May 1932

Question 25

How many women did the Reich postal service fire

Answer 25

1000