The Recovery of Germany 1924-29

Question 1

What new currency was introduced to solve hyperinflation?

Answer 1

The Retenmark

Question 2

Who became chancellor in 1923?

Answer 2

Gustav Stresemann

Question 3

What name is given to the government under Stresemann?

Answer 3

Great Coalition

Question 4

What currency replaced the Retenmark?

Answer 4

Reichsmark

Question 5

What was the name of the independent bank set up in 1924?

Answer 5

Reichsbank

Question 6

What year was the Dawes Plan?

Answer 6

1924

Question 7

Identify the 5 key points of the Dawes Plan

Answer 7

1. USA loaned Germany 800 million marks. 2.Reparations lowered to 1,000 million marks for 5 years 3.Allies agreed to review repayment rate 4.French withdrew troops from the Ruhr 5.Allies given some control of Reichsbank and railways

Question 8

Why were some Germans critical of the Dawes Plan?

Answer 8

They felt Germany was accepting the blame for starting WW1

Question 9

How much did Germany receive in loans over 6 years?

Answer 9

25 billion marks

Question 10

Why was Germany’s economy still at risk after the Dawes Plan?

Answer 10

The economy was reliant on American loans; this problem would surface with the Wall Street Crash

Question 11

What year was the Young Plan?

Answer 11

1929

Question 12

What was the Young Plan?

Answer 12

Reduced reparations by 20% and continued loans from the USA

Question 13

Why were some Germans critical of the Young Plan?

Answer 13

They still had to pay reparations

Question 14

Why was the Young Plan ineffective?

Answer 14

The Wall Street crash in 1929 meant the USA could not afford to loan Germany money

Question 15

What tactic did Stresemann use to help Germany’s position abroad?

Answer 15

Diplomacy

Question 16

What did Germany sign in 1925?

Answer 16

The Locarno Pact

Question 17

What were the 3 key terms of the Locarno Pact?

Answer 17

1.Germany agreed to accept new western boarders 2. Germany agreed Alsace-Lorraine would be French and France would not occupy the Ruhr 3.Germany’s eastern borders would be settled by ‘peaceful means’

Question 18

What were the positives of the Locarno Treaty?

Answer 18

Improved relations abroad and Stresemann was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926

Question 19

What were the negatives of the Locarno Treaty?

Answer 19

Some were unhappy that Stresemann was accepting the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 20

What international body was set up in 1926?

Answer 20

League of Nations

Question 21

Why did the League of Nations initially cause a problem for Germany?

Answer 21

They were excluded

Question 22

What year was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 22

1928

Question 23

How many countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 23

62

Question 24

What was the main aim of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 24

Prevent future war by getting countries to promise they would not use military force to settle future disagreements

Question 25

What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact suggest about the Weimar Republic?

Answer 25

It was a respected, stable state and had recovered from its troubled beginning.