The Recovery of Germany (1924-29) Flashcards
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what did Stresemann do
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organised the great coalition of moderate pro-democratic parties in the Reichstag
2
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What did Stresemann do for German foreign affairs
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- used diplomacy to improve German position
- signed the Locarno Treaties (1925)
- Handed Alsace-Lorraine back to the French
- let into the league of nations - persuasion
- Kellogg-Briand pact
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Locarno Treaties
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- 1925
- Germany, France, belgium agreed to respect their post- Versailles borders
- handover of Alsace-Lorraine - no more ‘invasions of the Ruhr’
- negotiable borders in the east - Poland/Czechia
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Kellogg-Briand pact
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- 1928
- 65 nations signed pact
- to prevent future war
5
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the Dawes Plan
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- 1924
- helped to restore German economy and industry
- reparation payments lowered to 1 billion marks per year
- US loan of $800 million
- French withdrawal from the Ruhr
6
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The Young plan
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- 1929
- total reparations lowered to $8 billion - made over 54 years
- obliged to pay only 1/3 amount per year
- opposition to the plan but only 14% at referendum
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successes of Stresemann’s leadership
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- rising economy and falling unemployment
- higher factory production
- rise in votes for pro-democratic political parties and the WR
- downfall of communists and Nazis in election compared to WR - nazis with only 12 seats by 1928
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problems/failures of Stresemann’s leadership
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- relied on loans from US
- Locarno treaty - permanent loss of land
- Germany still with weak army
- communist and nazi party on the rebuild - suspicion of democracy
- Stresemann died in 1929
9
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the golden age
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1924 - 1929
10
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key features of the golden age
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- cabaret
- bauhaus - design
- art
- film and literature
- LGBTQ+ expression
