1932 ⇒ unemployment was at 6 million ⇒ or 40% of the workforce → most sections on German society ⇒ affected ⇒ industrial workers, farmers and middle classes.
- many small businesses and shops ⇒ went bankrupt
- Income of the average German ⇒ fell by 40% between 1929 and 1932
- Inevitably ⇒ this led to hunger and often to illness
Many Germans ⇒ were evicted from their homes because they could not pay their rent ⇒ makeshift shelters began to appear in most cities.