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Stresemann Years 1924-29 Flashcards

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1
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When was the Dawes Plan accepted?

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Aug 1924

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When is Hindenburg elected president?

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April 1925

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When are the Locarno treaties signed

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Oct 1925

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4
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When does Germany join the League of Nations?

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Sept 1926

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When is the commercial treaty signed between Germany and France?

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Aug 1927

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Which election seen the Nationalist vote increase?

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May 1924

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7
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Which election sees the socialist vote increase?

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May 1928

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When does the military evacuation of the Rhineland begin?

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Sept 1929

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9
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When does Stresemann die?

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Oct 1929

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10
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When is the Young Plan accepted?

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Dec 1929

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11
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What position did Stresemann hold during this period

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Foreign Minister

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12
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How was this period RELATIVELY stable?

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Absence of attempts of extra-Parliamentary action in contrast to 1919-23

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13
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Why did the parliamentary system fail to mature/develop?

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Parties as interest groups

Pre-1914 not all parties had experience of forming goes / compromise to create viable govs

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14
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What was the largest party on the right during this period?

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Nationalist DNVP

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15
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How many seats did the DNVP and SPD win in the May 1924 elections

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DNVP = 95

SPD = 100 (-71 seats)

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What did the Dawes Plan (1924) propose? 3 things

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Reparations paid over longer period of time

Credit advanced to help rebuild German economy

French to leave the Ruhr

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17
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How did the Dawes Plan (1924) get through the Reichstag? what effect did this have?

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Supported by Nationalist DNVP

Led to other factions of the coalition to withdraw their support (DDP and Centre)

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18
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What effect did the passing of the Locarno treaties (1925) have on government?

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Not supported by DNVP (in coalition)

Passed due to SPD support (out of coalition)

Led to collapse of government

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19
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What effect did the SPD’s refusal to collaborate w/ other parties have on the Republic?

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Rejection of political responsibility –> weakened process of democracy –> contradicted concept of representation and accountability

PLAYED INTO THE HANDS OF OPPONENTS AND WEAKENED ITS POLITICAL LEGITIMACY

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20
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What effect did Hindenburg’s election have on SPD governmental participation?

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made worse –> attempted to exclude SPD from all coalitions

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21
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Why did Hindenburg win the Presidency?

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split in anti-Right vote

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22
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How did Hindenburg limit the possibility of ‘grand coalitions’ that covered the political spectrum? give an example

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Often insisted on the inclusion of the nationalist DNVP

- 4th Marx government (1927) included DNVP

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23
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Give an example that demonstrates that Hindenburg believed the President’s powers should be unrestrained

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Blocked a draft law (1926) that sought to define the use of Article 48

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24
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When was Luther’s minority coalition formed, when did it break down?

Which parties were in it?

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Jan - May 1926

Centre, DVP, DNVP

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25
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Why did Luther’s minority coalition fail?

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Vote of no-confidence after it gave the diplomatic corps to use the old imperial flag

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26
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Why was the May 1928 election an important turning point?

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SPD prepared to form a coalition –> political polarisation that had occurred made this prospect impossible

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27
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How many seats did the SPD and KPD gain in the May 1928 elections?

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SPD = +131

KPD = +45

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28
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Other than the SPD and KPD, who else saw their vote increase? (May 1928) give an example

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SPLINTER PARTIES

e.g. Bauernbund +23 seats (farming interest)

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29
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What did the Young Plan (1929) propose? 3 points

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germany to pay reparations until 1988

to pay 2,000 mil marks /year rather than 2,500 as laid out by Dawes Plan (1924)

French promised to vac Rhineland by June 1930 (5 years ahead of schedule)

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30
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What was the significance of the Freedom Law? 2 things

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Attempt to oppose the Young Plan

Increased stature of Hitler

31
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When was the referendum for the Freedom Law held? What was its outcome

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Dec 1929

Defeated and Young Plan passed

32
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Why did Muller’s grand coalition collapse and when?

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over unemployment benefits, 1930

33
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How did the depression affect the government benefits system?

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growing unemployment –> increasing strain on unemployment benefits system

34
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How did foreign investment increase monetary stability?

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Influx of foreign capital (Dawes Plan, 1924) = 25.5bil marks

Enabled reconstruction of economy

35
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How did the delay of reparations increase monetary stability?

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(stipulated by Dawes Plan) Stimulated inward capital investment –> industry experienced impressive growth rates

36
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What was the national income in 1928 in comparison to 1913?

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+12%

37
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In what sense was this a period of economic stability, and how was it not?

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Economic growth and currency stability

Unrest in industrial relations

38
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How many were unemployed in late 1928?

What does this suggest about later economic problems?

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1928 = 3mil / 15% of workforce unemployed

Later economic problems had their roots in supposed years of stability

39
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In late 1928 what did the ironworks owners in the Ruhr do, and why?

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Locked out +210,000 workers rather than accept the finding of arbitration that they had to pay higher wages

40
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why from 1925 did the DVP refuse to collaborate w/ the SPD?

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DVP fought on behalf of industrialists to oppose increasing unemployment insurance contribution

41
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Which 2 laws passed in 1920 provided a framework of support upheld by the constitution?

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The Reich Relief Law (1920)

Serious Disability Laws (1920)

42
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In 1924 how was the system of claiming benefits improved?

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System for claiming relief and assessing needs of the claimants was codified

43
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By 1929 how much more was the state spending on housing than in 1913

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33x more

44
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between 1927-30 how many homes were built/renovated?

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300,000

45
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What was the effect of better health insurance? give 1 example

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Reduction in deaths from certain diseases

1913 –> 119/10k people died from pneumonia
1928 –> 93/10k people died from pneumonia

46
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How did the NATURE of women’s work change?

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Growing number of women in new areas of employment e.g. civil service, teaching, or social work

47
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What were the ATTITUDES towards women working? did they change in this period?

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Generally conservative, no change

Condemnation of MARRIED working women

48
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How did criticism of married working women worsen during depression? What law reflects this?

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1932 law allowed the dismissal of married working women from the civil service

49
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Through what law did the state attempt to improve the upbringing of the nations’s children?

What was wrong with it?

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Reich Youth Law (1922) –> claimed the right of all children to a decent upbringing

Vague and difficult to fulfil in reality

50
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What was the name of the new style unique to Weimar? What did 2 things did it stress?

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Neue Sachlichkiet

Stress on objectivity and matter-of-factness

51
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What movement was architecture dominated by? How was its influence shown?

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Bauhaus movement

Design of new towns such as Weissenhof (1927) in Bauhaus style

52
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What were common themes in theatre and cinema?

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Social issues of the period

53
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How was Neue Sachlichkiet used to criticise Weimar?

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Used to expose weaknesses and injustices of Weimar society

54
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What was a common theme in writing on the left and right?

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alienation from Republic

55
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How did the predominantly ‘conservative’ culture contrast w/ weimar culture? 2 points

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Nostalgia and escapism contrasted w/ objectivity of Neue Sachlichkiet

Traditional tastes contrast w/ modernity of Bauhaus

56
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How did the legacy of war create divisions in culture?

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Popular anti-democratic ‘destiny’ novels that glorified WWI (Author Junger)

anti-war novels by Renn

57
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Where did Weimar culture flourish?

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Predominantly in cities such as Berlin and Munich

58
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What was the Locarno treaty? when was it signed?

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1925 - it agreed on Germany’s new borders and formally agreed peace between Ger, France, UK, Belgium, and Italy

59
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When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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1926

60
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What was the significance of Germany joining the League of Nations (1926)?

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enabled German diplomats to work from within its structure for a revision of the Versailles treaty

61
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When was the Treaty of Berlin signed?

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April 1926

62
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What was the significance of the Treaty of Berlin (1926)?

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Agreement w/ Russia -

reconfirmed the terms of Rapallo (1922)

agreed neutrality in the event of an attack by a 3rd power

prompted Allies into a more sympathetic approach

63
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in Jan 1927 what did the Allies do?

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Withdrew the IMCC which had been set up to oversee German disarmament

64
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In late 1926 what did the Allies do?

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withdrew 60,000 troops that occupied the Rhineland

65
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What was signed between Germany and France in the late 1920s, what year exactly?

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commercial treaty, 1927

66
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Why was the Locarno treaty signed? (1925)

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There was the possibility in 1924 that France would attempt to extent their occupation of the Rhineland on the issue of security

67
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Give 3 examples of how German diplomatic influence was growing during this period

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Absence of Locarno-style treaty for Germany’s eastern borders

Germany League of Nations (1926) gains permanent seat on council

Removal of IMCC (1927)

68
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What were the 2 major benefits of the Dawes Plan (1924) other than the reorganisation of reparations?

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Strengthened Germany’s industrial base

Better relations w/ USA –> improved trade

69
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What 2 things did the Young Plan (1929) link together?

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Evacuation of the Rhineland w/ the successful revision of the reparations programme

70
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How many people voted in favour of the Freedom Law (1929)?

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5.8mil

71
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Over what did the 1925 Luther coalition break up over?

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Treaty of Locarno

72
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Why can these years only be referred to as 'relatively' stable?
in regards to:
Politics
Economy
Culture
A

Only relatively stable to the immediate and turbulent post-war years

Politics failed to mature/develop

Monetary stability disguised worsening industrial relations and growing unemployment

Cultural development undermined the Republic

73
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How did the lack of room for manoeuvre affect Stresemann’s policy?

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He had no other choice but to carry out a policy of fulfilment

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