statistics

• how much did the weimar government owe in 1918 due to borrowing during the war?

  150 billion marks
• how much did farming production decrease by during WW1?

  20% - industrial output also halved
• how many widows did the Weimar gov support in 1924?

  420
• what percentage of the population were recieving welfare payments?

  10% - caused debt
• when was the March replaced with the Rentenmark?

  October 1923
• why did integration into the League of Nations assist Weimar's economic recovery?

  • made Germany more trustworthy
  • other countries willing to loan money now that they could be trusted with power
• In 1925 , how much did the chemical industry produce compared than 1913?

  made 1/3 more
• how did formation of cartels help the Weimar Economy?

  2500 by mid 20's

  • gave stability through fixed prices
  • prices stopped moving so much
• Great Depression (1929-32) stats

  • 1/3 workers unemployed - 1932 = 6.1. million
  • 50,000 businesses bankrupt
  • production fell by 42%
  • export value fell by 55%
  • decline in food and raw material prices due to industralised nations reducing imports
• how did living standards increase between 1919-32?

  • Gustav Streseman's work restored confidence in government - helped negotiate Dawnes and Young Plan
  • Golden Years = wages increased from 77% to 100% (1925-28)
• what were the continuing issues with living standards from 1918-1932?


  • hyperinflation - 1 mark (May 1922) to 700 billion marks (November 1932)
  • high unemployment - 1929 = 1899 , 1932 = 5603
  • cost of living increased by 10% compared to 1928
  • Malnutrition as most food as Allied blocked ports , 90% of kids aged 2-6 in a Berlin District undernourished
• how did the Nazi's try to achieve Autarky between 1933 and 1936?

  • job creation - armed forces grew from 100,000 in 1933 to 1,400,000 in 1939
  • RAD schemes set up - created jobs in manual labour. Helped with agriculture and supplies to economy , reduce imports of wheat etc
  • Trade Unions banned in 1933 , DAF set up March 6th - less strikes = workers more productive = more supplies to fulfil autarky
• how successful were the Nazis in achieving economic recovery?

  • invisible unemployment - jewish people , married women not included in unemployment rates
  • faked statistics to pretend unemployment was getting better
  • growing shortages of meats and fats - 1936 they needed to choose between rationing or importing food
  • big businesses stopped from expanding onto new land - made 80% less
• value of marks in Jan 1918 to Jan 1923

  1918 - 8.9 marks

  1923 - 17,792