Golden Age Of Weimar Republic

Question 1

What did streseman do economic wise ?

Answer 1

1923-29

• Solved inflation crisis by creating a new currency, REICHSMARK
• signed Dawes plan with America, US loaned money so they can pay for reparations
• factories recovered and they exported goods to America, ALL DEPENDANT ON AMERICA

Question 2

What did streseman do foreign policy wise ?

Answer 2

1926, Germany joined League of Nations and have a seat of the Security council (most important part of LoN)

Question 3

What did streseman do politics wise ?

Answer 3

-1928, coalition of parties finally formed

Question 4

What did streseman do arts wise ?

Answer 4

Less restrictions

Increase of jazz music and actresses

Question 5

What problems did the Wall Street crash cause for Germany ?

Answer 5

• US and other countries stopped buying goods, factories closed
• US banks which loaned Germany wanted their money back which lead to bankruptcy

Question 6

How did the Great Depression impact people of Germany ?

Answer 6

-40% of all factory workers were unemployed in 1932
-Weimar Government made things worse by increasing taxes and cut unemployment benefit
LED TO PEOPLE LOOKING FOR OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

Question 7

How many seats did the Nazi party win in the Reichstag in 1928 and 1932 ?

Answer 7

1928- 14

1932- 230

Question 8

How did the Great Depression make the Nazi’s popular ?

Answer 8

WORK AND BREAD

Question 9

How was the appeal of adolf hitler make the nazis more popular ?

Answer 9

Brilliant speaker, people truly believed he could solve all problems

Question 10

How did the fear of communism make the Nazis more popular ?

Answer 10

• communists said they will make everyone equal and remove wealth from rich, scared middle and upper class Germans
• Nazi’s promises that they will fight the communists