The Great Depression (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Event that triggered Great Depression
Event that triggered Great Depression
Wall Street Crash of 1929
US unemployment peak by 1933
US unemployment peak by 1933
14 million Americans
Name of 1930s economic crisis period
Name of 1930s economic crisis period
Great Depression
Effect of Depression on international trade
Effect of Depression on international trade
International trade collapsed; US was major market
What US banks did after Wall Street Crash
What US banks did after Wall Street Crash
Demanded immediate repayment of loans to Europe
Japanese export decline 1929-1931
Japanese export decline 1929-1931
Fell by 50%
Two extremist leaders who rose in 1930s
Two extremist leaders who rose in 1930s
Adolf Hitler (Germany) & Benito Mussolini (Italy)
What nationalist leaders promised workers
What nationalist leaders promised workers
State-run economies guaranteeing jobs
Name of Hitler's campaign for workers
Name of Hitler's campaign for workers
Bread and Work
Groups Hitler blamed for Germany's problems
Groups Hitler blamed for Germany's problems
Jews & foreigners who signed Treaty of Versailles
Why League of Nations weakened during Depression
Why League of Nations weakened during Depression
Countries couldn't afford sanctions or military action
Why economic sanctions became ineffective
Why economic sanctions became ineffective
Countries desperate to maintain any trade they had
Why military responses became impossible
Why military responses became impossible
Countries couldn't afford expensive military intervention