HISTORY UNIT 2 - RECOVERY OF WEIMAR Flashcards
Name the three ways Stresemann recovered from hyperinflation:
Dawes Plan
Rentenmark
Young Plan
What date was the Dawes Plan signed ?
August 1924
What three things did the Dawes Plan ensure ?
- Ruhr evacuated - 1925
- USA gives 3M in loans over the next 6 years.
- Reparation payments reduced
when was the Rentenmark introduced ?
Nov 1923
What was the Rentenmark backed by ?
Property Values
What replaced the Rentenmark, what year ?
Reichsmark, 1924
What was the Reichsmark backed by ?
Gold Reserves
When was the Young Plan agreed?
1929
What did the Young Plan decide ?
- Reparations reduced from £1.85B to £6.6B
- Germany given 59 years to pay
In what three ways did Stresemann improve foreign relations ?
- Lorcano Pact
- League of Nations
- Kellog-Briand Pact
When was the Lorcano Pact signed ?
1925
Who signed the Lorcano Pact ?
DE, GB, FR, IT, BE
What did the Lorcano Pact agree ?
Respect Border
What was the significance of the Lorcano Pact ?
Marked Germany’s return to the international scene
When did Germany join the League of nations ?
1926
What was the significance of the LoN ?
- Germany given a permanent seat on the council
- Brought about the Young Plan
- Marked Germany’s return to a Great Power
When was the Kellog-Briand Pact signed?
1928
Who signed the Kellog-Briand Pact ?
Germany and 64 other nations
What was the purpose of the Kellog-Briand Pact ?
Use armies for self-defence and try to resolve disputes through diplomacy
How did life for German women improve under Stresemann ?
- 1919, woman over 20 could vote
- Weimar gauranteed equal education and employment opportunities
- More freedom - Short skirts, makeup, drinking, smoking and going out unaccompanied
- Most advanced legal rights in Europe
- 1933, 100,000 female teachers and 3,000 female doctors.
How did Stresemann improve housing ?
- 1924-31 over 2m homes built
- Homelessness reduced by 60%
- Government inveted in architects and builders for new housing
How did Stresmann bring about Social development ?
- No censorship, new art and culture - Berlin rivaled Paris as cultural capital of the world.
- Improvement in standard of living
- Wage increase of 10%, some of the bestpaid workers in Europe - Unemployment fell - Unemployment Insurance Law 1927.
- Benefits for widows, veterans and the elderly
What happened to voting during the golden age ?
1924-29 - Less support for extremist parties
1924 - Nazi Seats = 32 Social Democrats = 100
1928 - Nazi Seats = 12 Social Democrats = 153
Unemployment figures ?
9m to 6m by 1926
