Wall Street crash & growth in support

• why did the weimar government not help with the Wall Street crash?

  • still increased peoples taxes
  • number of political parties meant no decisions could be made about what to do
  • Brunings government failed to help the unempolyed
  • German government looked chaotic and weak
• when was the Wall Street crash in America?

  1929
• how did the Wall Street crash effect germany?

  • America asked for their loan money back from the Young and Dawes plan
  • Germany collected money from industry to pay America
  • industry without money which means wage cuts
  • this means people had less money to spend and since there was mass job loss people couldn't pay their taxes, meanwhile germany has to tax people more
• who was the new chancellor?

  Bruning
• how were the unemployed affected by the crash?

  • 1.2 million Germans already unemployed. the government couldn't afford to give them unemployment benefit
  • rose to 6.1 milion people by 1933
  • crime rose by 25% due to people being desperate for food and essentials
• how did the nazi party attract support of the unemployed?

  • promised bread and work
  • promised law and order
• how were the working class affected by the crash?

  • 40% of factory workers lost their jobs
  • wages cut up to 70%
• how did the nazi part attract support of the working class?

  • promised bread and work
  • promised law and order
• how were the middle class affected by the crash?

  • lost savings, jobs and businesses. they had no pride.
  • felt like they lost their status and hated living like the working class
  • hated the violent and how unsafe they felt
  • worried about the lack of German traditions
• how did the nazi party attract support of the middle class?

  • saw hitler as a strong leader who could help them
  • liked the SA and traditional values
• how were businesses affected by the crash?

  • lost sales, had to pay higher taxes, lost profit and had to repay loans given to them by the German government and banks
  • worried about the threat of communism which would threaten their wealth
• how did the nazi party attract support of businesses?

  • promised to protect their businesses - especially from communists
• how were the young affected by the crash?

  • 50% of germans aged 16-30 lost jobs
  • 60% of graduates lost jobs
• how did the nazi party attract support of the young?

  • promised exciting new prospects
  • liked the use of technology and hope/passion
• how were women affected by the crash?

  • found it hard to look after family with less money and unemployed husbands
  • found it difficult to fed their family
  • women were the first to lose a job if they had one
  • worried about their children and future
• how did the nazi party attract the support of women?


  • promised women they would protect their families
  • made traditional family life look good
• how were farmers affected by the crash?

  • lost sales, savings and they couldn't pay rent
  • afraid communism would take over
• how did the nazi party attract the support of farmers?

  • gained 60% of farmers votes in some rural areas after promising to protect them