history, hitlers germany, key issue 1

Weimar government and depression

• wall street crash meant that the usa demanded their loans from germany back
• germany went into depression
• 1932 6 million of germany were unemployed
• millions were homeless and set up camps
• millions depended on charity and soup kitchens

problems for the goverment

• couldn't print more money, this leads to hyper-inflation like in 1923
• taxes were falling because people were out of work
• the solution: 1931, bruning the chancellor raised taxes, causing problems for businesses and companies
• he reduced unemployment benefits and wages of public officials so people bought less, making the demand for goods fall and the depression got worse
• all of this helped lead to the collapse of the government and another government could not be formed
• president hindenburg ruled the country under article 48 by emergency decree
• by doing this, hindenburg suspended the new democracy of germany

nazi party and the depression

• during the depression extremist…