The Weimar government 1924-1929 Flashcards
1
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Who was the leader of the Weimar Republic from 1924?
A
Gustav Stresemann
2
Q
What did Stresemann do to deal with hyperinflation?
A
- Calling off the ‘passive resistance’ of German workers in the Ruhr
- Promising to begin reparations payments again.
- Introducing a new currency called the Rentenmark.
- Reducing the amount of money the government spent
3
Q
What was the Dawes Plan?
A
- was an agreement between the Allies and Germany. The basic idea behind the plan was to make it easier for Germany to pay reparations and had two key parts.
- Reparations were reduced in the short term to 50 million pounds per year
- The United States gave loans of $25 billion to Germany to help rebuild its industrial capacity (which would make it easier for Germany to generate the tax revenues needed to meet reparations)
4
Q
How many seats did the Nazis gain in the 1928 election?
A
12 seats
5
Q
When were the Locarno Treaties signed?
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1st december 1925
6
Q
When were the Locarno Treaties signed?
A
1st December
7
Q
What did the Locarno treaties do?
A
- The Treaties improved the relations between European countries up until 1930. It led to the belief that there would be peaceful settlements to any disputes in the future.
- To secure borders of the nations of Europe after the First World War.
- To ensure the permanent demilitarization of the Rhineland
- To begin negotiations to allow Germany into the League of Nations.
8
Q
What was the Young Plan?
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- The Young Plan was a program for settling Germany ‘s World War I reparations written in August 1929 and formally adopted in 1930.
- reduces reparations around. 20 percent
9
Q
When was the Young Plan signed?
A
June 7, 1929
10
Q
What economic problems remained in Germany in these years?
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- economic growth was uneven and in 1926 production declined
- the number of unemployed workers averaged 1.9m in 1929
- by late 1920s, income per head in agriculture was 44% below the national average
11
Q
Name 3 cultural achievements of stresemans government?
A
- modernist art movement
- philosophical development
12
Q
Who was elected president in 1926?
A
-Hindenburg
13
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What problems were there with cultural changed?
A
-women smoked,wore skirts, spoke to unmarried men in bars
