Recovery of Germany 02

Question 1

Why was there a crisis in Germany in 1923

Answer 1

• hyperinflation

- French occupation of the Ruhr

Question 2

What was Streseman’s role in 1923

Answer 2

• chancellor

Question 3

What was Streseman’s role after 1923

Answer 3

• foreign secretary until 1929

Question 4

What was the new currency created to help solve hyperinflation

Answer 4

• retenmark which was temporary then the reichsmark which was permanent

Question 5

What was the Dawes plan

Answer 5

• Plan by American Charles Dawes where USA would loan Germany 800 million marks to help manage reparations payments
• France agreed to withdraw troops from the Ruhr
• In return allies had some control of Reichsbank and Railway in Germany

Question 6

Explain 2 advantages of the Dawes plan

Answer 6

• international cooperation which would benefit Germany and help trade therefore stabilising their economy

Question 7

Explain 2 disadvantages of the Dawes plan

Answer 7

• strengthened Germany’s already strong and emerging nationalistic extremist right wing groups
• still have to pay reparations however are now dependent on other countries’ involvement makes Germany look weak and feeble re

Question 8

Who replaced Ebert in the 1925/1926 elections

Answer 8

F.M Hindenburg (field marshall)

Question 9

Date of the Dawes plan

Answer 9

1924

Question 10

What was the Locarno Pact

Answer 10

Agreement between several nations to agree German borders

- avoid military force (only self-defence)

Question 11

Advantages of the Locarno Pact

Answer 11

• Germany was treated as an equal power during negotiations

Question 12

Disadvantages of the Locarno Pact

Answer 12

• no mention of relaxing restrictions around army powers or loss of war guilt clause

Question 13

Date of the Locarno pact

Answer 13

1925

Question 14

What was the Young plan

Answer 14

Concept of affordability being introduced into reparations payments for Germany

• lower sum of money to pay (down from 1000 mil to 473mil)
• only obliged to pay 1/3 annually

Question 15

Date of the Young plan

Answer 15

1929

Question 16

What does the addition of a new economic treaty show about Germany

Answer 16

• continuously trying to get reparation payments down and rising anger amongst German Nationalists who resented the idea of paying the allies and thought Germany had recovered like other European countries

Question 17

What was the League of Nations

Answer 17

New international organisation of powerful countries to discuss problems instead of going to war

Question 18

When was Germany given a seat on the League of Nations council

Answer 18

1926 Sept

Question 19

Advantages of the League of Nations

Answer 19

• positive step for moderate parties who supported Stresemans diplomatic policies
• increased confidence in the Weimar Regime accepted as an international family

Question 20

Disadvantages of the League of Nations

Answer 20

• negative in the eyes of German Nationalists who labelled it ‘fake equality’

Question 21

What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 21

Agreement by 62 countries to promise not to go to war again

Question 22

When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 22

August 1928

Question 23

Consequences of the Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 23

• Germany now along the main powers and Weimar Republic now as a respected, stable state
• pact gave public confidence and more confidence in Moderate parties (Streseman SPD)

Question 24

Nationalist response to 1929 Young Plan

Answer 24

• Wealthy businessman Alfred Hugenberg organised a petition against the plan and managed to get 4 million signatures, showing Germany’s resentment towards Streseman’s Young plan of 1929

Question 25

What was the Reichsmark based on

Answer 25

• Germany’s industrial and agricultural worth rather than how much gold Germany had (which was what the former currency the ‘mark’ used)