The Great Depression

Question 1

What year did the Great Depression begin?

Answer 1

1929

Question 2

What was the impact of the Great Depression on the political parties of the Reichstag?

Answer 2

The crisis brought disunity to the political parties.

Question 3

What was the consequence of the political parties breaking into groups during the Great Depression?

Answer 3

They failed to form an alliance to enact desperately needed legislation.

Question 4

How did the Great Depression affect US support for Germany?

Answer 4

The US could no longer support Germany with loans.

Question 5

What financial situation did Germany face during the Great Depression?

Answer 5

Germany plunged into bankruptcy again and struggled to meet reparations payments.

Question 6

What atmosphere did the Great Depression create in Germany?

Answer 6

It created an atmosphere of fear and panic.

Question 7

QUOTE 1

Answer 7

“was catapulted to prominence with the onset of economic recession in the late 1920s” (William Shirer)

Question 8

QUOTE 2

Answer 8

“The Nazis owed their spectacular to…the wider socio-economic conditions which created climates of opinion and sets of grievances on which the Nazis could prey.” (William Shirer)