The Recovery of the Weimar Flashcards
What currency did Stresseman introduce in 1923
Rentenmark
When and What was the Dawes Plan
August 1924
- Reparations was spread out over a longer period
- US loans of 800 million gold marks to Germany
When and What was the Locarno Pact
1925
The Locarno Pact was an agreement to respect and keep existing borders between Britain, France, Belgium and Germany
What happened in 1926 regarding national relationship’s for Germany?
Germany was given a permanent
place in the League of Nations.
When and What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact
In 1928
- An agreement between 65 nations that promised not to use war to settle disputes and only for self defence
When and What was the Young Plan
1929
- Reduced reparations amount from £6.6 billion to £1.8 billion
- Extended length Germany had to pay to 59 years
What was the general public view during the Golden Year’s
Greater support for the Weimar Republic and less support for Extremist groups
What year was Hindenburg elected president
1925
Rates of ____________ fell but not for what professions in the Golden Age?
Unemployment, however it remained high for teacher’s and lawyers
How many middle class worker’s sought employment
184,000 and half of them were not qualified for unemployment relief
What was there a critical shortage of in the life of civilians?
Housing, 2 million new homes were built with 200,000 more renovated, By 1929, spending was 33x greater on housing compared to 1913
Since when and what age could women vote?
In 1919, women over 20 could vote, some of the most advanced legal rights in Europe at the time
By 1933, how many female teacher’s and doctor’s were there
100,000 teachers and 3000 doctors
What capital did Berlin challenge for cultural capital of Europe
Paris
Architecture flourished, what type and what did it mean?
Bauhaus - “School of Building”
What grew from both extremist sides regarding expressing beliefs
Literature
