government and opposition 1924-1929 Flashcards
what were the consequences of the occupation of the ruhr
contributed to the collapse of the mark
loss of tax revenue and export revenue
shortages increased prices
when did stresseman become chancellor
august 1923
what was the dawes plan
1924
scaling down reparation payments until 1929 and gave an 800 million mark loan from america
when did the french evacuate the ruhr and why
1924-1925 because germany restarted reparation payments
what was the locarno treaty
1925
promised to respect western frontiers but not eastern ones
when did germany join the league of nations
1926
when was the treaty of berlin negotiated and what did it contain
1926
confirmed the rapallo treaty with ussr and pledged 5 years of neutrality in the event of a 3rd party invasion
also allowed germany to continue evading the treaty of versailles by training troops in ussr
what was the kellog braind pact
1928
signed with 64 other states promising to avoid war
what was the young plan
1929
reduced reparations by 75%
what were peoples concern with stresseman
he relied too much on america
how did election results change between 1924-1928
may 1924 = 61% pro republican 6.5% nazi 12.6 % communist
dec 1924 = 67.5% pro republican 3% nazi 9% communist
these patterns continued in 1928
who became president after ebert died in 1925
hindenburg
what were hindenburgs views
he was renowned military leader
strongly conservative
nationalist
disliked democracy
intolerant of cultural modernisation
how was politics moving more towards the right between 1923 and 1928
zentrum party , who could have been a stabilising force , was weakened by a split between its left and right wings
the DDP moved further right and DVP was not unified
how many coalition governments were there between 1923 and 1928
6
sdp did not serve in any of them
