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The French Indemnity of 1871 was …

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Money demanded by Germany at the end of the Franco-Prussian War

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The German economy grew by … each year until 1873

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5%

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Between … (1800s) there was a world trade recession

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1873 and 1896

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Between 1890 and 1914, Germany’s industrial production …

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Tripled

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In 1875, there were 8 cartels in Germany. By 1911, there were…

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600

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By 1914, the German merchant marine was …

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Half the size of Britain’s merchant fleet

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By the early 1900s, Germany was producing … of the world’s chemical dyes.

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three quarters

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By 1913, Germany controlled half the world’s trade in …

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Electricals

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Which German companies were famous in the field of electricals?

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Siemens, AEG

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What percentage of the German population worked in agriculture by 1907?

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35%

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In 1899, Loewe rebuilt his Berlin factory using …

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American mass production techniques

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In 1870, there were more science graduates from Munich University than from …

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All the English universities combined

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Between 1890 and 1914, Germany experienced a period of relatively … economic performance with …

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good, low inflation and low unemployment

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Productivity during the WW1…

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fell by 4% a year

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By 1919, the Reichsmark was worth…

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20% less than its pre-war value

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As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany lost which coal producing region to France for 15 years?

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The Saar

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By 1921, unemployment in Britain was 17%. In Germany, it was …

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2%

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When did Germany fall behind with reparation payments, leading to French occupation of the Ruhr?

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Jan 1923

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What action did Chancellor … take in response to the French occupation?

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Cuno, organised a passive resistance campaign

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Who did Stresemann appoint as the new Reich Currency Commissioner and head of the Reichsbank in August 1923?

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Hjalmar Schacht

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What name was given to the new currency introduced in November 1923?

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Rentenmark

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The new currency exchange rate between Papiermark and Rentenmark was set at…

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one new mark to one trillion old marks

23
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German currency

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Gold mark (1871-1914) -> Papiermark (1914-1923) -> Rentenmark (1923-1924 -> Reichsmark (1924-1948) -> Deutschmark (1948-2002)

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The Dawes Plan was replaced in 1929 by the …

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The Young plan

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As a result of the changes made by the Dawes Plan, by 1926 ...
Inflation fell to zero but unemployment was 20%
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Under a new reparations plan (Young?) agreed in 1929, ...
Reparations were reduced by 75%
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Output reached pre-war levels in ...
1927
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To deal with the economic crisis in 1930, Chancellor Bruning ...
Introduced a policy of austerity (the hunger chancellor)
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Unemployment peaked in 1932 at ...
6 million
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Chancellor Bruning achieved one notable success in 1932 when he ...
Negotiated an end to reparations
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Hitler's regime reduced unemployment in the early 1930s by ... (4 points)
- Increased spending on public works programmes - Pushed women out of employment - Introduced conscription - Introduced a Reich Labour Service (RAD)
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Hitler wanted to create a Wehrwirtschaft, meaning ...
Defence economy
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Despite Schacht's economic improvements, economic problems remained, for example ...
The balance of payments was in deficit Food prices rose, eroding real wages
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In August 1936, a Four-Year Plan was established ... (3 goals)
- To ensure autarky (self sufficient) - To develop ersatz materials (substitute goods) - That set targets for output
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By 1939, despite the Four Year Plan, ...
Germany still imported a third of all raw materials
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The Office of the Four Year Plan was headed by ...
Goering
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The first Minister of Armaments & Munitions appointed in March 1940 was ...
Todt
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Forced labourers were estimated to be ...
Up to 80% les productive than German workers
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Life expectancy for an Auschwitz labourer was estimated at ...
Three months
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Speer improved the war economy by ...(4)
- Establishing a Central Planning Board - Increasing the standardisation of equipment - Introducing female conscription - Reducing the manufacture of unnecessary goods
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What was achieved by Speer within six months of his appointment? (2 points)
- Armaments production rose by 50% - Ammunition production by 97%
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Which of the following helped the Western zones rebuild their economy after 1945?
- The introduction of a new currency in 1948 - The Marshall Plan - Creation of Bizonia and then Trizonia
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In the 1950s what did the FRGs' GNP growth rate peak at?
Over 8% per annum
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Which of the following factors helped the FRG to achieve an 'economic miracle'? (5)
- It included the traditionally industrial Ruhr region - Marshall Aid - The Korean War - Refugees from the East - Modernisation of factories destroyed by bombings
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What laws for economic development were passed in the 1950s? (3)
1951: Investment Aid Law 1951: Codetermination Law 1952: The ECSC
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When were the post war recessions?
1965 (minor) 1974 (serious)
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During the 1970s, SPD led governments looked to broaden economic opportunities by...
- Increasing spending on job creation schemes - Increasing the social housing budget by a third - introducing a new Factory law to benefit workers
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The currency union of 1990 established an exchange rate of ...
One Deutschmark for one Ostmark
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When, why and how much was the Soli tax?
March 1991, a new 7.5% tax was introduced to help pay the costs of reunification.
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Which of the following economic consequences were felt in the former DDR by 1991? (6)
- Real income rose by 28% - 175,000 new businesses were founded - Women who had relied on state childcare lost employment - GNP declined by over 13% in 1990 and by 20% in 1991 - There was a mass exodus of younger people to the West - An 'Eastern Recovery Programme' was established

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