4) The Extent Of Recovery During The Stresemann Era (1924 - 1929)

Question 1

Who was Gustav Stressmann?

Answer 1

Chancellor from 1923 to 1924
Foreign Minister from 1924 to 1929
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926

Question 2

What was the new currency that he created? What effect did this have on the German economy?

Answer 2

Rentenmark

It solved hyperinflation but people never got their savings back

Question 3

What was the Dawes Plan?

Answer 3

It was an agreement between between Gustav and the French, British, and American leaders that allowed Germany to pay what they could afford over a longer period of time.

Question 4

What was the Young Plan?

Answer 4

It was another agreement made in 1929 that would reduce reparations from £6.6 billion to £1.8 billion

Question 5

What was the Lacarno Pact?

Answer 5

A Treaty between Germany, Britain, France, Belgium and Italy which made them promise not to invade each other.
It was signed in 1925

Question 6

What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 6

A Pact between Germany and 64 other countries that meant they would not go to war unless in self-defence
It was signed in 1928

Question 7

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 7

It was an international peace keeping organisation that Germany was finally allowed to join 1926

Question 8

What was the period of 1924 - 1929 known as in Germany? Why was this?

Answer 8

Golden Age/Years of Weimar

Germany was doing well and people supported the Weimar government again