Germany years of recovery

Question 1

what did gustav stresemann want to do with

Answer 1

wanted to make the economy strong and improved cooperation and relationship between countries

Question 2

what happened in Nov 1923

Answer 2

the rentenbank and rentenbank was introduced

Question 3

what did the introduction of the rentenmark/rentenbank

Answer 3

it ended the hyperinflation of the deutschmark as it was directly tied to stable things, such as gold and industry

Question 4

what did the dawes plan achieve

Answer 4

loans from american help to build germany’s industry also that they could be payed off through through reparations which were reduced to $50million per year

Question 5

what did the young plan do to the total amount to be paid through reparations

Answer 5

-amount of reparations dept reduced to $2 billion

Question 6

how long was the time for reparations to be paid increased till

Answer 6

1988

Question 7

what happened to the industrial output during this recovery

Answer 7

it increased to levels that were higher than before ww1

Question 8

why did some people not like the years of recovery

Answer 8

extreme parties did not like that reparations were being accepted into germany’s future

Question 9

what was the agreement that germany signed meaning it accepted its border with france and that soldiers in the rhineland could be free of allied troops

Answer 9

the locarno pact, december 1925

Question 10

what was symbolic of germany being allowed back into the main countries of europe

Answer 10

they were allowed into the league of nations in september 1926

Question 11

what pact was signed that assured that war would not be used to achieve political aims, signed by 61 countries

Answer 11

the kellogg briand pact in august 1928

Question 12

what did the years of recovery do to the support towards extremist parties

Answer 12

the support decreased as the country was stable and most people were happy with the government

Question 13

what artistic styles were adopted in the golden 20s

Answer 13

objectivism and expressionism supported art that showed the reality of life and feelings

Question 14

what allowed the film industry of germany to flourish

Answer 14

more money could be put into it as taxes were lower and new ways of making movies were explored

Question 15

what were the benefits to women in the golden twenties

Answer 15

• women could wear what they wanted which made fashion a larger part of people’s lives
• women could work in a wider range of jobs (26 women in the reichstag)
• women over the age of 20 could vote

Question 16

what benefits did the poor gain through the golden twenties

Answer 16

• homelessness decreased by more than 60% by 1928

- benefits were introduced to help people without pay

Question 17

what did the bauhaus movement mean for germany

Answer 17

it allowed more houses to be built because of the simple modern design, between 1924 and 1931 two million homes were built

Question 18

what did the dawes plan achieve in terms of borders

Answer 18

the new stability of the german allowed trust in their payments to increase and so french troops withdrew for the ruhr

Question 19

what did stresemann achieve toward the stability of german politics

Answer 19

he was able to organise a coalition of parties in the reichstag, allowing decisions to be made faster and allow for a more efficient government

Question 20

what is objectivism

Answer 20

using art to show the true nature of life dont to the “bone” or the worse coditions

Question 21

what is modernism

Answer 21

allowing art to not only take ideas from the past but from the future, new technology and styles

Question 22

what is expressionism

Answer 22

a way of showing the artist real thoughts, and emotions through their work instead of what the idealistic image of them was

Question 23

how did the new forms of art become allowed in the golden 20s

Answer 23

the new laws of free speech allowed more freedoms of what views could be presented as well as the growing economy which allowed people to be financially stable and concentrate on what they enjoy, without pressures of poverty