Golden Age Flashcards
when was the Golden Age
1923-1929
who was chancellor in the Golden Age
Gustav ‘Superman’ Stresemann
what does DIFFERS stand for
Dawes Plan and Young Plan Inflation controlled (rentenmark) French leave Ruhr 1924 Foreign Affairs (Locarno Treaty, League of nations) Economic growth Reforms Strength at centre
when was the Dawes Plan
1924
what did the Dawes Plan do
loan of 800million marks from US for reparations
when was the Young Plan
1929
what the Young Plan do
Germany agreed to keep paying the Allies 2,000 million marks a year for the next 59 years
explain I in DIFFERS
introduction of the Rentenmark , all old currency was destroyed and prices began to drop
explain F in DIFFERS
stresemann negotiated with French to start paying reparations back so they left the Ruhr
when was the Locarno Treaty
1925
what did the Locarno Treaty do
also signed by Britain , promised that France would not invade if Germany kept repaying the word money
when was Germany allowed back in the League of Nations
1926
explain the E in DIFFERS
cultural life boomed when 25000 million marks were borrowed from the US for railways factories and roads
when was Labour Exchanges introduced
1927
what else did the R in DIFFERS represent
unemployment pay and 3 million new houses built
