Great Depression in Germany (oct 24, 1929 – dec 31, 1933)
Description:
Economic Impacts:- by 1932 there are 6 million unemployed (40%) of workers
- there is a 30% fall in real wages
- mass homelessness
Social and Political Impact
- polarisation and blame forced on different groups, rise of radicalism
- prostitution showing people were desperate for money / moral decay of the people
- crime rate went up as arrests for theft
- boredom / suicide
- results of election in 1930
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 24, 1929
dec 31, 1933
~ 4 years and 2 months