Question

how did the great depression affect germany and the soviet union differently? a. it created widespread unemployment in germany, but not in the soviet union. b. it contributed to the fall of democracy in the soviet union, but not in germany. c. it led to the establishment of a command economy in germany, but not in the soviet union. d. it popularized keynesian economies in the soviet union, but not in germany

Explanation:

• Germany had a market economy; the Great Depression collapsed its industrial sector, leading to mass unemployment (peaking at ~6 million).
• The Soviet Union had a command economy focused on state-led industrialization and full employment via centralized planning, so it avoided the mass unemployment seen in capitalist nations like Germany.
• Option B is wrong: Germany's Weimar democracy fell, while the Soviet Union was not a democracy.
• Option C is wrong: The Soviet Union already had a command economy before the Depression; Germany never established one.
• Option D is wrong: Keynesian economics was a capitalist policy framework, not adopted by the Soviet Union's command economy.

Answer:

A. It created widespread unemployment in Germany, but not in the Soviet Union.