Heinrich Brüning
German chancellor (1885-1970)
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GermanyHe tried to starve Germany back to economic health. Brüning's austerity answer to the Depression—mass deflation by emergency decree—deepened the misery, earned him the name "hunger chancellor," and helped crack open the door Hitler walked through.
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A Christian social activist and political scientist, Brüning entered the Reichstag in 1924 and was appointed chancellor in 1930 just as the Depression hit. With most deputies against him, he governed by emergency decrees from President Hindenburg, bypassing parliament altogether. His deflation policies drove up unemployment and poverty. The emergency rule lasted until May 1932, when a land distribution plan angered Hindenburg, who withdrew his backing. Brüning resigned. After Hitler took power he fled in 1934, eventually landing at Harvard, where he taught from 1937 to 1952. He returned to Ger…
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