The Great Depression: Economic Collapse and the Rise of Authoritarianism

What this note covers

1. The Global Economic Crisis: Scale, Speed and Shock
2. Why the Depression Undermined Liberal Democracy: Structural and Ideological Vulnerabilities
3. Electoral Consequences in Germany: Voting Data and the Rise of the NSDAP
4. Hobsbawm's Historiographical Framework: 'The Age of Extremes'
5. Authoritarianism in Asia: Japan and the Depression's Political Consequences
6. Connecting Economic Crisis to Political Ideology: Why Authoritarianism Appealed
7. Applying This in HSC Exam Conditions: Extended Response Strategies

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes