CIE Coursework -Depression in Germany: Social & Legacy Impact

What percentage of the German workforce was unemployed by January 1933?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

Which group was most vulnerable to unemployment during the Great Depression in Germany?

• Army veterans

• Jewish business owners

• Women and young workers

• Factory owners

Which social issue saw a significant rise as a psychological response to the Depression?

• Voting turnout

• Marriage rates

• Suicide rates

• Birth rates

What is the significance of the increase in soup kitchen use in cities like Berlin?

• It proved the Weimar government was effective

• It showed rising optimism

• It reflected total state dependency and poverty

• It reduced antisemitic attacks

What was the effect of widespread joblessness on German families?

• Increase in average income

• Greater political trust

• Collapse of financial stability and family units

• Increase in urban migration

Youth unemployment reached over 50% in which German cities?

• Dresden and Cologne

• Hamburg and Berlin

• Munich and Nuremberg

• Frankfurt and Bremen

Which policy failure by the Weimar Republic worsened the social impact of the Depression?

• The Versailles Treaty

• The Dawes Plan

• Bruning’s austerity cuts to welfare

• Stresemann’s foreign policy

What happened to women's formal employment between 1929–1932?

• Increased due to progressive hiring laws

• Stayed the same

• Increased in agriculture

• Dropped by approximately 20%

What percentage of unemployed Germans received full welfare benefits during the crisis?

• 70%

• 15%

• 30%

• 50%

Why was the Depression socially significant for Weimar’s political future?

• It brought more support for moderate centrist parties

• It improved Germany’s global image

• It increased extremism on both left and right

• It ended antisemitism