The Recovery of Weimar Flashcards
What position was Gustav Stresemann appointed in 1923?
- Foreign Secretary
- August - September, served as chancellor
When was the Dawes Plan agreed and what was it?
- August 1924
- Changed reparations payment terms
USA gave Germany loans to help with economic recovery, nearly $3000 million
When was the Retenmark introduced?
November 1923
What was the Young Plan of 1929?
- Reduced reparations from £6.6 billion to £1.8 billion
- Extended time to pay reparations to 59 years
What was the Locarno Pact and when was it signed?
Signed in 1925 with Britain, France and Belgium, agreeing to keep existing borders
When was Germany given a permanent place in the League of Nations?
1926
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact and when was it signed?
Armies would only be used for self defence, signed in 1928
What period was named the ‘golden age’ and why?
- 1924-1929
- Significant changes in the standard of living, the position of women, and in culture
- Greater political stability
When was Hindenburg elected president and what did this mean?
- 1925
- Old conservative order accepted the republic
What happened to unemployment during the ‘golden age’?
- Unemployment fell
- Remained high amongst professions such as lawyers, civil servants and teachers
- April 1928, 184,000 seeking employment, almost half did not qualify for relief from the state
- Unemployment Insurance law was introduced in 1927, which required workers and employees to make contributions to a scheme for unemployment welfare
- German workers did, to a certain degree, benefit from increases in the value of real wages
What happened to housing during the ‘golden age’?
- Weimar government attempted to deal with critical shortage of housing in many parts of Germany
- 1924-1931 2 million homes built, 200,000 renovated
- By 1929 state spending was 33 times more on housing than it had been in 1913
When were women given the vote in Germany?
- 1919, women over 20
How did the government improve gender equality?
- Introduced equality for the sexes
- Equal pay in the professions
- Under the Weimar government, women had some of the most advanced legal rights in Europe
How many women teachers and doctors were there by 1933?
- Teachers = 100,000
- Doctors = 3000
What was the name given to Weimar artists trying to show everyday life?
Neue Sachlichkeit, meaning ‘new objectivity’
Associated with artists George Grosz and Otto Dix
