The Impact of the Depression of 1929 Flashcards
The economic impact
When was black Thursday?
How much did the largest companies fall in value by on black Tuesday in America?
What had been happening to the German economy since 1928 and why?
Which country had Germany relied on for exports and how much did their export trade fall by between 1929 and 1932?
Industrial output fell to how much of it’s 1928 value?
What was the drop in industrial production in Britain?
When did an Austrian bank collapse causing the rest of the system to collapse?
When did the German government close the banks and SE for 2 days?
By 1932, how many Germans were registered as unemployed?
It is estimated that in January 1933 the true number of unemployed was how many?
What towns were badly hit?
Increasing poverty
When were there moves to limit the amount of benefits being paid as costs overwhelmed the budget?
The unemployed only received state benefits for a fairly short period, after which they had to do what?
Local authorities had strict what?
Which two groups received less benefits?
Towns reliant on one industry were worse off such as where?
Which diseases became a lot more common?
Who created reports on people’s diets?
The impact on young people
What was the unemployment rate among young men and separately young women in Hamburg in June 1933?
Despite the number of juveniles did not increase what did?
What were youths accused of? (OatS)
Which two groups gained more recruits (although unstable)?
What did the government of Bruning put its priority in, hoping market forces restored the economy?
The emergency labout schemes wages were unpopular with two strikes when
A letter from the ministry of Labour said the priority was to do what?
The Impact on Women
What happened to the female proportion of the workforce over these years?
When was a law passed allowing female civil servants to be dismissed?
What was the stipulation to this law?
After the law, how many married women did the Reich Postal Service dismiss?
The collapse of the Grand Coalition
How many parties had it represented?
The cost of unemployment when put in addition with what was devastating?
How did the right and left want to deal with the issue?
When did Muller resign?
Whose involvement in the election of Bruning was an example of the army’s increasing role in politics?
Which party did Bruning’s coalition exclude?
The September 1930 election and growth in support for extremists
What was Bruning’s response to the depression?
What was Bruning’s controversial use of Article 48?
The SPD won Reichstag support for a motion that what happened causing Bruning to call an election?
How did the Communists do in the election?
Despite only gaining 810,000 votes and 12 seats in the previous election, how did the Nazis do?
What could the Nazis do in meetings now?
How much of the electorate supported anti-democratic parties?
The Reichstag did not meet between when?
The intensification of political violence
How many people did the Nazis and Communists claim to have lost to violence between 1924 and 1929?
When did Bruning issue an ineffective decree banning the use of political uniforms?
When was Hindenburg persuaded to sign a decree outlawing the SA but even this failed?
By the end of 1932, how many members is the SA estimated to have had?
