Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Economic and
political crisis in
Germany
- Wall street crash
- Germany was
dependent on US money.
- National income
shunk 39%
- Industrial production fell 40%
- unemployment up to 6M in 1932
- 50,000 bankrupt
- 1931 Banking crisis
- Political system
- Grand coalition fell
apart after disagreement
over unemployment
benefits
- Subsequent govts
lacked reichstag
support
- Hindenburg dissolved Reichstag
- German political
system already
moving in a
authoritarian
system before
Hitler. Emergency
decrees relied on
- effective action not taken to
deal with depression.
Bruning= hunger chancellor
- Due to continuing discontent more violence on
streets. SA took part in much of violence.
Political and military leaders knew in practice
Hitler was the only one who could control SA