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Signed the Treaty of Versailles for Germany in 1919. Germany overall, failed to agree on how to fund the rising unemployment payments brought up by the Depression, and when the President refused to support him, he resigned in 1930.

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1928-30: Muller led coalition government with majority support of the Reichstag.
1930-3: Hindenburg dismissed Muller, then he was succeded by a series of chancellors each with little support from the Reichstag. Mainly depended on Hindenburg to issue decrees and support. There was a large movement to change the Weimar Republic by reducing the power of the parliment and establishing a more authoritarian government.

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Being appointed chancellor in 1930 and in order to win Reichstag support, he called for a new election which led to major gains for the extremists. He failed to take action in reducing the impact of the Depression. He then later, was forced to resign after loosing confidence from Hindenberg over plans to break up bankrupt estates in east Germany.

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Gives president powers to issue decrees, mainly for use during emergencies to defend against potential threats. But after the 1930´s it was mostly used to sustain governments that weren´t able to get their legislation through the reichstag.

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"Just as significant was the fact that by 1932, over 6 million people were unemployed"

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The Nazi were rising by 37% in 1932 and the KPD increased by 17% posing a larger threat to the Weimar Republic .

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The Great Depression Explained in One Minute

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Restrict imports from other countries, especially if they were cheaper than home-produced goods. Mainly to protect industries and farms from foreign competition. Industries favored free-trade policies while farmers usually preferred protectionism type of policies since thy sold mainly for their own home market.

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Economic depression led to the rapid growth of parties in the 1930 and 1932 elections.
Many laws were put into place to restrict state power and were to be given to the federal government. (There was no majority support for the parliament government).

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Impact of the Great Depression on Germany

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Impact of the Great Depression on Germany

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Many people lived in fear of losing their jobs since in 1932, 6 million people were unemployed. Especially when the 5 major banks went bankrupt it made people lose faith in the government and become paranoid about their money.

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Agriculture:
Many Farmers were hit with high interest rates and falling agricultural prices. In 1932, 18,000 farmers had gone into bankruptcy.
Industry:
In the industry 50,000 businesses went into bankruptcy in 1930-32 and suffered from a trade recession.