Topic 2: The Recovery Of The Weimar Flashcards
Who was Gustav Stresemann?
Chancellor in 1923 and foreign minister from 1923-29
Dawes plan
Took out loans from the US in 1924
This helped the economy recover and pay reparations
Rentenmark
A temporary currency with real value in limited amounts which restores confidence in the German people and the economy
Young plan
In 1929 the young plan made reparations easier to pay back by decreasing the figure but extending the payment time. This improved the economy but annoyed the right wing
Success abroad
1925- Locarno pact secured existing boarders with France and Belgium, improved relations with them in order to make changes to TOV
1926- League of Nations improved germanys status
1928-agreed to keep armies for self defence and Germany became a leading European nation
Social and cultural developments
Art- German art was some if the most exciting in Europe and pre war censorship was removed
Cinema- Fritz lang produced the film Metropolis which was technically advanced and cost 5 mil marks
Literature- right wing writers criticised the gov while left wing writers wrote anti-war and pro democracy novels
Golden age of Weimar
Golden age of Weimar was 1924-1929
Developments for women
Social freedom
New employment opportunities
Equal education
Voting
Standards of living
Wages increase by 10%
Homelessness reduced by 60%
2 million new homes built
Who didn’t benefit from golden age?
Middle class- savings lost, no wages increase, no welfare support, high unemployment with law and doctors
Farmers- rely on production, no wage increases, no investment
Kellog briand pact
1928- agreement that armies would only be used for self defence
Locarno pact
1925 Britan France Germany and Belgium agree to keep their existing borders
