Why was Germany particularly susceptible to a downturn in the economy? Germany suffered from low prices throughout the 20s and 30s. Germany owed large debts to other countries after World War I. The industrial sector was plagued by inefficiencies and a lack of new technology. The value of the German currency was tied to the price of gold..
With Germany still being a rather large manufacturing power in the world, they began to have a serious lack of manufacturing orders. This made them particularly susceptible to a downturn in the economy.