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4. Stresemann era: domestic and foreign policy, 1924-29 Flashcards

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1
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What party did Stresemann belong to?

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German people’s Party

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2
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How did Stresemann view the ToV?

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He saw it as a “death Sentence for Germany”

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How were reparations payed?

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In gold, or payments-in-kind, scubas as coal or products

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4
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How much did Germany actually pay of the reparations?

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an eighth

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5
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Why was the Dawes Plan not successful?

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It made Germany too dependent on the US, which was a problem during the depression

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What was the total amount that the Americans said they would pay in the Dawes Plan?

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800 million marks

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How did the Allies use their reparation money?

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By paying off war costs such as pensions but also American loans

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8
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What percentage of the electorate backed Weimar in 1928?

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73%

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9
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What percentage of the electorate backed Weimar in 1933?

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34%

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10
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How many different governments were there between 1924-1929?

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six

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11
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What was the parliamentary list system?

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It was the parties - not the voters - who decided who would become a Reichstag deputy meaning there was no local link to politicians.

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12
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Why did arguments within the parties undermine the government?

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Often parties would side with extremists to beat the centrist governments, meaning some party members voted against their own party

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13
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Why were some Germans attracted to the idea of a strong leader?

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The republic lacked any prominent political figures and national support

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What did some of the Elite members of German Society think of Weimar?

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They believed that the Weimar Welfare State was too expeniseves and thus meant the state lacked their support

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What were some of the key German groups that did not offer support to Weimar?

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churches, newspapers, teachers and civil servants

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16
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Why did Hindenburg win the presidential election?

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The communists would not support his strongest opposition because the SPD’s did

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17
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What were the Weimar economic strengths between 24-29?

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  • average wages increased
  • strike days fell
  • industrial production increased
  • reparation payments were lower than in 23 as a percentage of German GDP
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18
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Why can the phrase ‘golden age’ be disproved between 24-29 ?

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  • Unemployment rose
  • economic growth fell behind the allies
  • prices of produce fell
  • welfare benefits increased
  • higher taxes to try and stop the budget deficit
  • middle class were unhappy with the merging of classes thanks to the trade unions
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Why did the Conservatives blame Weimar for their economic problems?

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Because of the cost of the welfare state and also partly linking this to Versailles

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Why did the Left blame the elites for their problems?

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Because they were not investing in their companies

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21
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Why did the Left blame the government for their problems?

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They did not use subsides effectively

22
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What did the state government improve for social welfare?

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Infrastructure - hospitals, schools, roads, housing and electricity supplies.

23
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How did the government fund the improvement of infrastructure?

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Foreign loans mainly from the USA

24
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How many workers did the unemployment benefits cover in 1927?

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17 million workers

25
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How did welfare spending help?

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reduced ill-health and encouraged ordinary Germans to support the Republic

26
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How did the Welfare spending hinder the government?

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increased taxes yet still did not help

27
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Which group was most disgruntled by welfare spending?

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the elite - higher taxes were payed by them to fund the spending for it to not actually work

28
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Why were employers angry at the arbitration system?

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It meant politicians might give higher wages to secure working class votes

29
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What is Erfullungspolitik?

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the policy of fulfilment used by Stresemann (not created) which meant complying with the Treaty of Versailles

30
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Which country was most furious at the Locarno treaties?

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Poland

31
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When was the League of Nations founded?

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1920

32
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When was Germany admitted into the League?

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1926

33
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What position was Germany given in the League?

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A Great Power seat at the Council and this included the right to veto

34
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How did Stresemann use Germanys membership into the league?

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to raise issues of Concern about Germany

35
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What did German banks agree to do in the Treaty of Berlin?

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Give soviet businesses credit

36
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What was the main secret that came from the Treaty of Berlin?

A

German troops began training in the USSR

37
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When did French troops leave the Ruhr?

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During 1924-25

38
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Which plan meant that troops were entirely removed from Germany?

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The Young Plan

39
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When did the French troops entirely retreat from Germany?

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June 1930

40
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What was the Inter-Allied Military Commission

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The group monitoring Germany’s military in terms of the Versailles agreement

41
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When did the IAMC leave Germany?

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1926

42
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When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?

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1928

43
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How many countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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70

44
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What did the countries agree to when signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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Not to use war to resolve any conflicts that arose between them

45
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Did the Kellogg-Briand Pact work?

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No, many countries started using war tactics without officially declaring war

46
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When was Stresemann awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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In 1926

47
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Which groups were angry at Stresemann for the Young Plan and the Dawes as well?

A

the nationalists and the Right-wing groups

48
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What did Adolf Hitler encourage the Reichstag to do?

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Hols a national referendum on the Young Plan

49
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How many Germans rejected the young plan?

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14%

50
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How did the Nazi party benefit from the national referendum on the young Plan?

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It majorly boosted their votes in the 1930 election, as well as cementing Hitler as a national figure

51
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Who were the Mittelstand?

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The middle class/ white Collar workers

52
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What percentage of the workers were communist

A

10 out of the 40%

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