Political, social and economic situation of germany 1929

what were the new social freedoms by 1929

• Trade unions increaced pay and conditions for workers

• Civil rights garenteed by constitution

• Welfare provisions expanded

• All women got to vote

• urbanisation

• increaced prospects and consumer lifestyles

What hadn’t improved by 1929 socially

• Class divisions

• Middle class wiped out by hyper inflation

• Millitary remained influential

• rural farmers lost out

what could the social transformation by 1929 be called

• “mass culture”

What was the economic situation by 1929

• Unpredictable and turbulent

• germany in heavy debt facing land loss and loss of colanies

• Hyperinflation in 1923

• agriculture did not recover

• BofP crisis

Germany was extreemly vaunrable

What was the economic positives by 1929

• Negotiations of the Dawes plan 1924

• Foreign loans

What was the Balance of payments crisis between 1924 and 1930

1300 million Riechmarks

What was the political situation by 1929

Stable on the surface:

• Extremist support was low.

• International prestige had improved.

• Coalition governments were functioning more effectively.

what were the weaknesses of the political situation in 1929

But weaknesses remained:

• Governments were still dependent on unstable coalitions.

• Anti-democratic elites held significant power.

• Constitutional flaws, especially Article 48, threatened democracy.