1. Impact of the Great Depression

Question 1

What was the Great Depression caused by?

Answer 1

The Wall Street Crash

Question 2

When did the American economy collapse?

Answer 2

October 1925, following the Wall Street Crash

Question 3

What did American immediately do with loans after the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 3

America immediacy stopped foreign lending, and recalled loans from abroad

Question 4

Why was the German economy especially vulnerable following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 4

Because it was reliant on foreign capital, mostly from American loans (Dawes and Young Plan) and very dependent on foreign trade

Question 5

Consequence of Wall Street Crash on German businesses which had relied on bank loans

Answer 5

They didn’t have enough money to sustain their production and pay their workers

Question 6

What increased as a result of the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 6

Unemployment

Question 7

Why did unemployment in Germany rise after the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 7

Because German businesses had less money to pay workers and the demand for consumer products dropped

Question 8

What happened to many suppliers and businesses following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 8

They struggled to pay off their loans and went bankrupt

Question 9

What payments could many Germans not meet following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 9

Rent or mortgage payments

Question 10

What happened to many German banks following the Wall Street Crash? Impact of this

Answer 10

Many collapsed so people lost most of their savings and money

Question 11

What did the German economy spiral into following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 11

Economic depression

Question 12

What did the Government do in July 1931 for 2 days in response to the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 12

Government closed banks and the stock exchange to prevent a complete collapse

Question 13

Negative impact of rising unemployment following the Wall Street Crash on the Welfare State

Answer 13

Rapidly rising unemployment put enormous pressure on welfare provision

Question 14

What did the welfare state to in an attempt to manage increasing unemployment following the Wall Street Crash? Result of this

Answer 14

Took steps to reduce the unemployment benefit which put pressure on local authorities

Question 15

Registered unemployment in 1929

Answer 15

1.5 million

Question 16

Registered unemployment in 1933

Answer 16

6 million

Question 17

Agriculture production by 1929 compared to pre-war

Answer 17

Less than 3/4 of pre-war levels

Question 18

What percentage did export trade fall by from 1929-32?

Answer 18

61%

Question 19

What percentage did industrial production fall by from 1929-32?

Answer 19

58%

Question 20

What happened to companies following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 20

They went bankrupt
Companies that survived cut wages, staff and working hours

Question 21

During the Great Depression, what did Brüning do? Why?

Answer 21

Cut government spending on welfare state to reduce inflation

Question 22

Result of Brüning cuffing government spending on welfare state?

Answer 22

Unemployed received less benefits from state

Question 23

What put a strain on the Grand Coalition’s finances following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 23

Unemployment benefits, falling tax revenues and falling global trade

Question 24

How did the Grand Coalition split following the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 24

DVP wanted to reduce unemployment benefits but SPD warned to raise taxes

Question 25

Nazi Party’s authoritarian belief

Answer 25

No political parties other than Nazis could be tolerated

Question 26

Nazi Party’s totalitarian belief

Answer 26

Nazi believed it was the government’s duty to control everything in Germany (including press and education)

Question 27

Nazi Party’s nationalistic belief

Answer 27

Nazis only interested in Germany and not international relations

Question 28

Nazi Party’s militarism belief

Answer 28

Rearming and expanding Germany’s armed forces is essential

Question 29

Nazi Party’s racial belief

Answer 29

Races like Jews, Slave and Romany to be inferior men

Question 30

Nazi Party’s social Darwinist belief

Answer 30

If you can conquer others, you have right to do so

Question 31

Why did the Nazi Party receive support from the lower middle-class?

Answer 31

Because they lost lots of savings and had lots of unemployment

Question 32

Why did the Nazi Party receive support from the upper classes?

Answer 32

They believed they were better than others

Question 33

Why did the Nazi Party receive support from the young voters?

Answer 33

Young voters had only experienced the Weimar Republic so they would vote Nazi Party as it offered alternative to Republic

Question 34

Why did the Nazi Party receive support from the farmers?

Answer 34

Because they felt that they have been ignored under any president

Question 35

What did the Communist (KPD) Party want society to be?

Answer 35

Classless and moneyless

Question 36

What did the Communist (KPD) Party want to abolish?

Answer 36

Private property

Question 37

Who voted for the Communist (KPD) Party?

Answer 37

Working classes

Question 38

What towns were impacted the worst by the Great Depression?

Answer 38

Towns that depended on a single industry, as if that collapsed no one would have any income opportunity

Question 39

What began to appear during the Great Depression as unemployed tenants were unable to pay their rents?

Answer 39

Tent cities and shanty towns

Question 40

What percentage of men in 14-25 age group were unemployed in Hamburg in 1933?

Answer 40

39%

Question 41

What age group had a high rate of unemployment?

Answer 41

Young people

Question 42

Three consequences of youth unemployment

Answer 42

Juvenile crime Political extremism Schemes to help young people

Question 43

What increased among 14-25 year olds?

Answer 43

Accusations of crimes

Question 44

What age group’s involvement in extremist political organisations increased during the Great Depression?

Answer 44

Involvement of young men

Question 45

What did Hitler Youth offer unemployed men?

Answer 45

Food, uniforms, shelter and excitement of fighting in street battles where they could relieve stresses of unemployment

Question 46

What schemes were established to help young people?

Answer 46

Day centres Emergency labour schemes

Question 47

How popular were schemes to help young people?

Answer 47

Very unpopular among the youth

Question 48

What proportion of workforce increased as a result of the Great Depression?

Answer 48

Female proportion

Question 49

All beliefs of the Nazi Party (5)

Answer 49

Authoritarian Militarism Nationalism Racial beliefs Social Darwinism