Late 1920s Flashcards
what was the 25 point programme?
hitler believed in social dawrwinism and nationalism, anti semitism
give 4 nationalist points from the 25 point programme
Point One:
Lebensraum: Germany must expand to take over more territory for its growing population.
Point Two:
Abolition of the Versailles treaty was a top concern.
Point Four:
‘No Jew may be a member of the [German] nation.’
Point 25:
A strong, centralised, authoritarian government was necessary to enforce the 25 point programme.
Point 9
Citizenship was dependent on pure German blood.
What % of the vote did the Nazis get in 1924
Nazis got 6.5% in the 1924 elections
Who became president after Ebert in 1925?
Hindenberg, supported by right wing parties because he was a monarchist not a republican
who was germanys foreign secretary from 1923-1929
Stresseman
What was Stressemans aims toward foreign policy?
- He wanted to satisfy French and Belgian concerns over the security of their borders
-Ending foreign occupation of German territory - Regaining Germany’s status as a world power in international diplomacy
-Co-operating with the USA for economic gain
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When was the Locarno pact?
1925
What was the Locarno pact?
-Signed by Germany, France, Belgium, Italy and Britain
-All countries in the pact renounced the use of force and invasion as a method of foreign policy, except in self defense
what were outcomes of the Locarno pact?
-Frances concerns for its security were satsified
- Showed Germany was becoming an important accepted European power
What happened in 1926 for foreign policy?
Germany was invited to the league of nations!
- A lot of right wing germans didn’t like it because it originated from the treaty of versailles
-Germany was welcomed in the league of nations in 1926 with great power status
What was the rapallo treaty 1922?
germany and soviet union agreed to restore diplomatic relations
What were the official terms of the treaty of berlin 1926?
-Confirmed the 1922 Rapallo treaty between Germany and the Soviet union
-Publicly established diplomatic relations between Germany and USSR
-Both countries agreed to write off any war debts
what was a secret clause of the treaty of Berlin 1926?
-USSR allowed Germany to train troops there, and develop aircraft and tanks on soviet soil.
When was the Kelogg Briand pact
1928
What international pact happened 1928
Kellog-Briand
How many countries signed the Kellog-Briand pact
70
What was the Kelogg-Briand pact
All signatories renounced the use of force, including USA who werent in the league of nations
What happened in 1929 as a result of the wall street crash
America withdrew their bank loans from everywhere, in 1930 world trade fell by more than 60%
what effect did the wall street crash have on germany?
unemployment rose from 600,000 in 1928 to 1.6 mil in 1929 and 3 mil in 1930 and 6 mil in 1933
how did the government try to combat the depression?
-legal restrictions prohibited the reischbank from printing more money, this was done to prevent inflation
-1928-1933 war victims pensions were cut by 1/3rd which angered the population massively
