the Great Depression - 1923-32

Question 1

Why did germany go into economic depresion?

Answer 1

October 1929 - american stock markets crashed and the US asked for all german loans to be paid back
When loans stopped the german economy colapsed

Question 2

Outcome of the economic depresion

Answer 2

Middle and working class families where ruined 
Bussniesses closed down
People across germany made unemployed

Question 3

What was unemployment like durring the economic depresion

Answer 3

Unemployment was over 6 million

4 out of every 10 german worker had no job

Question 4

Why was the great depresion a good thing for the nazis

Answer 4

Extreme partys became more popular due to governments failure to respnd to the problem.
Millions of germans where joining and voting for the party because they turned desparatly to polotitions who prommised an end to there hardship

Question 5

How did the weimar government respond to the great depression?

Answer 5

Co olition government couldnt agree on what to do. Between 1930-2 there where 3 elections creating more instability
People lost faith in democracy