The Great Depression caused mass unemployment, poverty and misery around the world. But in the longer term it had even worse consequences.
The effects this unemployment had on German society were devastating. While there were few shortages of food, millions found themselves without the means to obtain it.
The children suffered worst, thousands dying from malnutrition and hunger-related diseases. It put over 6 million men out of work
The Bruning Government failed to respond effectively, passing tax increases and cutbacks rather than scaling up spending. The consensus at the time was that The Bruning Government was more concerned with inflation and a budget deficit more than mass unemployment.
Public dissatisfaction with the economic conditions and the government led to a dramatic increase in voter support for Hitler and the NSDAP, who became the largest party in the Reichstag, the German Parliament.
It led to the rise of fascism, which would present the greatest threat to human rights and world peace in the inter-war years.
This extremist movement arose from the deep social divisions that followed World War I, but it gained most backing during the Depression years of the early 1930's.
The effects this unemployment had on German society were devastating. While there were few shortages of food, millions found themselves without the means to obtain it.
The children suffered worst, thousands dying from malnutrition and hunger-related diseases. It put over 6 million men out of work
The Bruning Government failed to respond effectively, passing tax increases and cutbacks rather than scaling up spending. The consensus at the time was that The Bruning Government was more concerned with inflation and a budget deficit more than mass unemployment.
Public dissatisfaction with the economic conditions and the government led to a dramatic increase in voter support for Hitler and the NSDAP, who became the largest party in the Reichstag, the German Parliament.
It led to the rise of fascism, which would present the greatest threat to human rights and world peace in the inter-war years.
This extremist movement arose from the deep social divisions that followed World War I, but it gained most backing during the Depression years of the early 1930's.