stresemann as foreign minister

Question 1

why were Stresemann and Aristide Briand jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926?

Answer 1

for the work done by both in re-building relations between both countries just 8 years after the end of World War One

Question 2

what was the dawes plan?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 2

to organise the payment of reparations Charles Dawes, set up a system whereby Germany would make payment of 1,000 Million Marks increasing to 2,500 Million Marks over a five year period. (make reparations more manageable) In addition to this the Allied Governments took control of the bank and the Railway.

Question 3

when was the dawes plan?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 3

sep 1924

Question 4

how did the dawes plan help weimar?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 4

the Dawes Plan + America loans of over 800 Million Marks helped pay reparations and the rebuilding of the German economy = growth in the German economy for the first time since the declaration of the Republic

Question 5

what was the reaction to the dawes plan?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 5

Germans unhappy to pay reparations an accept war guilt but did stabilise weimar

Question 6

when was the Locarno Pact?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 6

signing of agreements in the Italian city of Locarno in October 1925

Question 7

what was the Locarno Pact, October 1925?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 7

a binding treaty whereby Germany officially recognised western border imposed b y France and Belgium with Britain and Italy acting as guarantors to peace. germany also promised Poland and Czechoslovakia peaceful settlement dispute in future but did not officially recognise the eastern border.

Question 8

what was the reaction to the Locarno Pact?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 8

hope for international peace, called the “spirit of Locarno”
introduced distrust between Poland and Western countries as Poland (eastern) boarders were not guaranteed

Question 9

how did the locarno pact help weimar?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 9

rebuilt relations ships with allies leading to being accepted to the league of nations.

Question 10

how did Józef Beck describe locarno?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 10

“Germany was officially asked to attack the east, in return for peace in the west.”

Question 11

what was the reaction to the Treaty of Berlin?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 11

signalled closer relations between Germany and the Soviet Union, but the Locarno Pact was viewed with suspicion by the Soviet Union.

Question 12

what was the Treaty of Berlin April 1926?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 12

Germany and the Soviet Union were both outsiders and they both had borders with Poland. this treaty ended claims for compensation and set up trade links between the two + Secret military links

Question 13

when was the Treaty of Berlin?
(stresemann foreign policy)

Answer 13

April 1926

Question 14

what was the league of nations?

Answer 14

international organization established under the Versailles treaty to promote world peace and co-operation

Question 15

when was stresemans first attempt to get germany into the league of nations?

Answer 15

stresemann applied for Germany’s admission to the League, and to be a member of the Council at the end of 1924 and was denied

Question 16

when was stresemans second attempt to get Germany into the league of nations?

Answer 16

in early 1925 bc of (blackmail) locarno pact was to come into force only when Germany was admitted to the League of Nations with a seat on the Council. Germany formally became a member on September 8 of that year with a permanent seat on the Council.

Question 17

whats stresemann’s attitude to the League of Nations?

Answer 17

hoped that it would be a vehicle for change. by making sure Germany’s problems remained on the agenda + embarrass France and gain sympathy for his cause by speaking on German disarmament with the failure of others to follow suit

Question 18

what was The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928?

Answer 18

French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand propsed to Frank Kellogg that the two countries should sign a pact rejecting the use of force to resolve international conflicts.(settling disputes peacefully) 62 countries to signed including Germany.

Question 19

when was The Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 19

August 1928

Question 20

what was the importance of the kellog-briand pact?

Answer 20

restored confidence in german people that there would not be another war. however the pact could easily be disregarded

Question 21

what was the importance of the kellog-briand pact?

Answer 21

restored confidence in german people that there would not be another war. however the pact could easily be disregarded

Question 22

what was the young plan 1930?

Answer 22

Dawes Plan re-structured the 1919 reparations figure and the Young Plan reduced payments still further.
headed by Owen Young the plan was a generous attempt to support German through her financial pain. reduced reparations to $8 billion to be paid over 59 years. Germany had to pay a third of the sum required each year the other two-thirds only had to be paid if Germany could afford to do so

Question 23

when was the young plan?

Answer 23

jan 1930