Gustav Stresemann Flashcards
What was the Dawes plan?
The plan between Stresemann and USA where the USA lent Germany money in 1924
What was the new currency that Stresemann introduced?
The rentenmark
What was the young plan?
The plan between Stresemann and the allies that allowed Germany an extended time to pay back the reparation fees in 1929
What did the Dawes plan and the young plan both do to Germany?
Allowed their economy to thrive
What was the increase in money that Germany had increased by 1929?
By 1929 Germany were making 33% more than they had done in 1913 despite losing its major industries in the treaty of Versailles
Name 3 ways Gustav Stresemann dealt with the economic problems facing
- he borrowed money from America in the Dawes plan in 1924
- he created a new currency in 1923
- he agrees the young plan with the allies in 1929 that extended the deadline for the reparations
What year was the Locarno pact signed?
1925
What was the Locarno pact?
An agreement between France, Belgium, Britain and Italy that they wouldn’t attack each other or adjust each other’s boundaries
What year was Germany allowed into the League of Nations?
1926
When was the Kellogg Briand pact signed?
1928
What was the Kellogg Briand pact?
An agreement with most of the world where they agreed to renounce the use of war against each other in the future
What were the outcomes of the Locarno pact?
- the countries wouldn’t attack each other
* they wouldn’t change each other’s boundaries
Stresemann helped the chancellor of 1923 to maintain the coalition government. What did this mean for the nazi party and communist party?
There was a decline in the fortunes of the nazi party and the communist party as people weren’t voting for the extreme parties as the government are stable
How many seats did the nazi party have in May 1924?
32
How many seats did the nazi party have in 1928?
12
