Topic 2: The Recovery Of The Weimar Flashcards
The period between 1924-1929 is often described as …
The Golden Age
Why was it called the Golden Age ?
Significant changes in culture, standard of living and position of women
Which countries did Gustav work with successfully to improve germanys economic and international position ?
Britain
France
USA
What did the Dawes plan achieve ?
Reparation payments were 1 million marks a year and increase to 2.5 million a year after 4 years
The Ruhr was to be evacuated by the troops occupying it
The Germans Reichsbank would be reorganised
The USA would give loans to Germany to help its economic recovery
When did Gustav Stressemann die ?
1929 [just weeks before the Wall Street crash]
What was the name of the new currency introduced by Gustav Stressemann in 1923 ?
The Rentenmark
What did the Young Plan achieve ?
Reduced the reparations figure from £6,600 million to £1,850 million
Increased the time they had to pay it back to 59 years
What did the Locarno pact do ?
Countries agreed to keep existing borders between Germany, Belgium, France and Britain
What happened on September 1926 ?
Germany was given a permanent seat on the council of the League Of Nations
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact ?
An agreement to keep armies for self-defence and to solve international disputes by peaceful means
What were the results of stressemanns foreign policies ?
1925 France withdrew from the Ruhr
Allies agreed to Dawes and Young plan
1927 allied troops withdrew from the Rhine
What was it like for the nazis and there level of support throughout 1924-1929 ?
Support decreased for the Nazis as Weimar were doing well and so many supported them
How did the standard of living improve for Germans in The Golden Age ?
Increase in wages by over 10% [some of the best in Europe]
Housing [between 1924-1931 more than 2 million new houses were built]
Unemployment insurance
How did the position of women improve ?
Equality in education for sexes
Equal pay In professions
By 1933 there were 100,000 female teachers and 3,000 female doctors
