The Recovery Of The Weimar Republic 1924-29 Flashcards
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The Dawes plan(4):
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- The Ruhr area was evacuated by ally occupation
- Reparation payments would begin at 1 billion marks for 1st year
- 2.5 billion marks per year
- Loans from the USA
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US loans(2):
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- Began with 800 million marks
- Throughout 6 years $3,000 million
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The Rentenmark(3):
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- Introduced november 1923
- Stresemann’s idea
- issued in limited amounts
4
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The young plan(4):
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- Signed 1929
- Reduced payment plan
- Now £1,850 million
- Payement time extended to 59 years
5
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1924- 1929 saw a …(2):
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- greater political stability
- due to Stresemann and Hindenburg
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Extent of recovery(4):
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- Industrial growth
- Wages increased
- Businesses were able to pay off debts
- More public work schemes
7
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The league of nations [2]:
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- Germany joined in 1926
- Germany was re-established as an international power
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The Locarno pact [2]:
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- Signed in October 1925
- Germany France and Belgium agred to respect their borders
9
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The Kellogg-Briand pact [3]:
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- Signed by Germany in 1928
- 65 other countries signed
- They promised not to use violence to settle disputes
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The “great coalition” [3]
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- Created by Stresemann
- Group of moderate pro-democracy socialist parties
- This allowed parliament to make decisions more quickly
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Ending the strike in the Ruhr [4]:
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- Stresemann ended it
- Terminated September 1923
- Reduced tension between Germany, France and Belgium
- Government could stop compensation payments to strikers
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Golden Years [3]:
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- 1924-1929
- Was a result of Germany’s economic prosperity
- Changes helped working class
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Unemployement in the Golden years [3]:
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- In 1927 government introduced unemployment insurance
- Workers could pay into the scheme and would recieve cash benefits if they became unemployed
- Provided benefits to war veterans, wives dependents single mthers and the disabled
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Wages in the Golden years [2]:
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- By 1928 there had been a more than 10% increase in real wages
- Germany had some of the best paid workers in Europe
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The position of women during the Golden years[5]:
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- Women over 20yrs were allowed to vote
- Equal pay in professions
- The could go out unescorted
- Could drink and smoke in public
- Wore short skirts and makeup
