Golden age

Question 1

Name the 2 things Stresemann introduced to recover the economy.

Answer 1

replaced worthless mark with Rentenmark

Dawes Plan-1924 USA agreed to lend 800m marks in return 4 G paying reparat../Young Plan

Question 2

Why is the period from 1924-1930 referred to as the Golden age?

Despite this what was still a problem?

Answer 2

1925 -F and Beligan troops left R
1928-industrial production reached what it was before ww1
1929-Young Plan intro.. reduced repara… over 67%. to
£2.2 billion got longer to pay
1930-G was 1 of leading exporters of manu.. goods.

hyperin… thing of past ,industries expanding ,living standards of G s improving,reparations paid again

unemployment rising.

Question 3

Who was Stresemann and how did he impact the international agreements and recovery?

Answer 3

Foreign Secretary
1925-G Locarno treaties with B,F & I-guaranteed G’s border with F and B.

1926-S took G into LoN -given seat on Council

1928-signed Kellog-Briand Pact-64 countries agreed to keep their armies 4 self-defence,solve all disputes peacefully.

Question 4

Why was there less support for extremist parties like Nazis and Communists?

Answer 4

things more stable in .

only 12 seats in 1928-N

Question 5

Name 3 problems Germany still faced .

Answer 5

1. G depended on A loans,cud b withdrawn anytime
2. Income from farming going down, ,due to -food prices
3. Extremist parties still determined to overthrow WR.