Despite this setback, Ludwigshafen reached a population of 100,000 in 1922, thus gaining "City" status, and it prospered until the worldwide economic crisis of 1929 caused unemployment, trouble and the final rise of the Nazis.
Despite this setback, Ludwigshafen reached a population of 100,000 in 1922, thus gaining "City" status. It prospered until the worldwide economic crisis of 1929, which brought unemployment, labor trouble, political strife, and the rise of the Nazis.