The Great Depression Flashcards
What was the main cause of the Great Depression for Germany
It needed their economic recovery as Germany was dependent on the USA due to the Dawes plan
USA now wanted loans back
What was the Great Depression
The Wall Street USA stick market crashed and this sparked an international economic crisis
How did the Germany economy collapse
Industrial production went into decline
Factories closed
Banks lost businesses
Mass unemployment 1929 1.6 million we’re unemployed - 1932 6milliok we’re unemployed
What happens to votes after the Great Depression
More Germans stared to vote and many were attracted to the nazis
Why did the Great Depression help extremist parties gain popularity
Their was popular discontent with the Weimar government and economic instability
So the KPD (communists) and nazi party competed
What did the kpd promote
To represent workers needs
Wanted a worker revolution
Make society more fair
These gained them lots of support from the unemployed
What did the nazis promote
Promised a more prosperous and less humiliating future
