Germany depended on many other countries for trading, like America. When the Great Depression started, Germany was in debt to countries, owning them money. Germany’s industries came to a halt and savings accounts were gone. Inflation started too, resulting in families unable to buy daily products with devalued money.
Thousands of people desperately queued to get food while many other searched the streets and dustbins for leftover food. Many jobless people became homeless and hundreds of people killed themselves due to the Great Depression.
Many companies were bankrupt, some companies fired workers to cut cost resulting in many jobless people. By 1929, about 1.5 million Germans were unemployed and by 1933, 6 million people were unemployed. This caused many people especially children to die due to malnutrition and diseases.
Adolf Hitler knew his chance had come to take over Germany. The Germans were very tired of suffering, misery and fighting thus, they were willing to listen and support Hitler.
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