ch6 -essay plans Flashcards
“Stability and democracy were strong in Germany in the summer of 1929 ( wall street crash october 1929)
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How far do you agree with this statement?
DISAGREE
-although on the surface muller grand coalition had survived national opposition referendum in December 1929 surface level success was a facade and ultimately democracy had began it’s spiral of inevitable decline
p1 - acceptance of Young Plan = facade of stability
-1928 slump in trade by 55% 1929 JUNE Youngs Plan - 1/4 1921 reparations figure welcomed by center-left coalitions
CA - right saw as betrayal national interests - led to hugenburg’s national opposition w/ many right-wing factions SURFACE LEVEL
-p2 economic struggles before
-trade in red + unemployment averaged 1.9 million
economic peace
- foreign policy strengthened
- mullers grand coalition - political stability
Stresemann factors w/ young plan + mullers added - as soon as external factors interrupted peace facade fell