The Impact of the Depression Flashcards
What was the Wall street crash?
sudden collapse of the stock market in New York
what did America stop sending Germany after the wall street crash?
loans
what did American banks demand off Germany after the Wall street crash?
immediate repayment of their short-term loans.
between 1929-32 how much did Germany’s exports decline by?
61%
between 1929-32 how much did Germany’s industrial production fall?
58%
between 1929-32 how much did Britain’s industrial production fall?
11%
By 1932 how many German workers were registered as unemployed after the depression?
1/3 of German workers
why does the registered amount of German workers unemployed not reflect the true scale?
many redundant workers inc. women didn’t register and weren’t counted.
In Jan 1933 what was the true number of people unemployed?
8 million.
What happened in the farming industry after the depression?
- prices collapsed
- exports of agricultural produce fell
- sales of food fell
- some gave up their farms
- farm labourers lost their jobs
What began appearing on the edge of large cities after the depression?
shanty towns
Why did diseases increase after the depression?
malnutrition and poor living conditions.
What did gov do from 1930 to the benefits?
limited the amount paid - unemployed only entitled to benefits for a fixed period.
What law was passed on May 1932 on women?
It allowed married women + civil servants to be dismissed.
How many married women did the Reich postal service unemploy in 1932?
10,000
What was the unemployment rate of 14-15yr olds in Hamburg 1933?
Male = 39%
Female = 25.9%
What crime increased during the Depression?
Juvenile - theft grew
Who did the KPD recruit and why?
working-class youths
To join political demonstrations + engage in street battles.
What did the HJ offer unemployed boys?
food, shelter, uniforms to relieve boredom.
What schemes were put in place to help the young unemployed after the depression?
- Day centres - participate in work related activities + socialise.
- Emergency Labour Schemes
- Voluntary Labour Schemes
Emergency Labour Schemes
required to undertake unskilled manual labour, receiving wages that were below legal minimum.
What evidence suggests that the Emergency Labour Schemes were unpopular?
Oct 1930 + June 1932 strikes for higher wages.
Voluntary labour schemes
young unemployed sent away from cities to residential work camps for 6 months.
Where the schemes to help young unemployed effective?
not really as they still struggled finding permanent employment.
