Gustav Stresemann

Question 1

what was introduced in 1923

Answer 1

rentenmark

Question 2

when was the rentenmark introduced

Answer 2

1923

Question 3

what was introduced in 1924

Answer 3

the Dawes plan

Question 4

when was the Dawes plan introduced

Answer 4

1924

Question 5

what was introduced in 1925

Answer 5

the Locarno pact

Question 6

when was the Locarno pact introduced

Answer 6

1925

Question 7

what was introduced in 1928

Answer 7

the Kellogg-Briand pact

Question 8

when was the Kellogg-Briand pact introduced

Answer 8

1928

Question 9

what was introduced in 1929

Answer 9

the Young plan

Question 10

when was the Young plan introduced

Answer 10

1929

Question 11

terms of the rentenmark

Answer 11

replaced Deutschemark, backed by the gold standard and had real value

Question 12

effects of the rentenmark

Answer 12

trusted at home and abroad so helped stabalise the economy, businesses began to recover but people who lost money didn’t get it back

Question 13

terms of the Dawes plan

Answer 13

germany loaned £25 billion marks from america, this meant they could pay bank reparations again which were reduced to £50 million a year

Question 14

effects of the Dawes plan

Answer 14

french agreed to leave the Ruhr, industrial output doubled and employment and income increased, other countries began to trust them again

Question 15

terms of the Locarno pact

Answer 15

germany, britain, france, italy and belgium agreed not to attack each other, Rhineland permanently demilitarised

Question 16

effects of the Locarno pact

Answer 16

trusted by other countries, treated equal again, helped germany gain admittion to the league of nations, stresemann won the nobel peace prize

Question 17

terms of the Kellogg-Briand pact

Answer 17

an agreement between 62 countries that they wouldn’t use war to settle disputes

Question 18

effects of the Kellogg-Briand pact

Answer 18

germany could build relations with other countries, countries could trust germany again, some germans thought it made them look weak

Question 19

terms of the Young plan

Answer 19

reparations reduced from £6.6 billion to £2 billion, germany were given an extra 59 years to pay in small instalments

Question 20

effects of the Young plan

Answer 20

german government could now reduce taxes so people had more money to spend, germany’s industry was boosted and more jobs were available, some disliked that it would be passed onto the next generation, Wall street crash later meant USA wanted all their money back