Was The Weimar Republic Ever A Success

Question 0

When did Gustav Stresemann become chancellor of Germany?

Answer 0

1923

Question 1

When where the ‘German Golden Years’?

Answer 1

1924-1929

Question 2

How did Gustav Streseman deal with hyper inflation?

Answer 2

Scrap the old money system and set up a new currency

Question 3

How did Gustav Streseman deal with the French Occupation of the Ruhr?

Answer 3

He called off the passive resistance

Promise to begin paying reparations again to France

Persuade french to leave

Question 4

How did Gustav Streseman deal with Germany not being trusted by other countries

Answer 4

Make a series of treaties with other European countries

Promise to stick to the treaty of Versailles

Question 5

How did Gustav Streseman deal with Germany facing massive reparations?

Answer 5

Promise to stick to the terms of the treaty and pay the reparations in full- hoped allies would lower payments in the future

Borrow money from the rich USA

Question 6

How did Gustav Streseman deal with Germany needing to rebuild its economy?

Answer 6

Get loans from USA

Tax the rich more

Question 7

What is a major argument against Gustav Stresmann being a good leader?

Answer 7

All his policies were short term solutions

They did not solve Germany’s long term problems

Question 8

Pros and cons of new currency

Answer 8

Pros: inflation was brought under control

Cons: people never forgot hyper inflation
People who had lost their savings were not compensated
People felt cheated and blamed the Weimar Republic

Question 9

Pros and cons of persuading the French to leave the Ruhr

Answer 9

Pros: Germany didnt have to keep paying workers for passive resistance

Cons: Some Germans said it was a sign of a weak leader (given into the French)

Question 10

Pros & cons of improving Germany relationships with other country

Answer 10

Pros: Germany joined League of Nations- had more political power

Cons: some Germans thought Stressman was weak
Some army generals thought Stresmann should have built up the army and regain land by force rather than negotiate

Question 11

When were Locarno pacts signed?

Answer 11

1926

Question 12

What were the Lacorno pacts?

Answer 12

Series of treaties with Britain, France, Belgium and Italy to promise not to invade each other

Question 13

When was the Dawes plan written?

Answer 13

1924

Question 14

What did the Dawes Plan do?

Answer 14

Gave Germany longer to pay back their reparations

Organised big loans for Germany from the US

Question 15

When was the Young Plan written?

Answer 15

1929

Question 16

What did the Young Plan do?

Answer 16

Lowered the amount of money Germany had to pay from 132 billion marks to 37 billion marks

Question 17

Pros & Cons of Germany promising to continue to pay reparations?

Answer 17

Pros: Dawes plan- Germany had longer to pay
Young plan- Germany had less to pay

Cons: Some Germans saw the Dawes Plan as just a second treaty of Versailles
Germans still thought that they shouldn’t have to pay any money back despite the Young plan

Question 18

Pros of Germany getting help to rebuild economy

Answer 18

Pros: Germany could improve infrastructure and services- provide better quality of life

Loans were given to private German firms- boosted economy

US firms set up factories in Germany- more jobs for German people

Pensions and wages rose (for some)

Question 19

Cons of of Germany getting help to rebuild economy

Answer 19

German economy was dependent on USA- problems in USA would cause massive problems for Germany

Farmers lost out because food prices stayed low and thus they received a very low wage- many farmers became angry and started to support more extremist parties

Unemployment never fell below 1 million

Rich people had to pay higher taxes- were not happy

Question 20

Describe the level of prosperity in the Golden Years of the Weimar Republic

Answer 20

Lots of jobs

Newest technology

Germany was world’s 2nd greatest industrial power

Increased welfare benefits

Liveliest cultural life in Europe

Question 21

Describe 5 parts of German culture that blossomed during the Golden Years

Answer 21

Music and cabaret- more controversial / risqué

Cinema- revolutionary director, Fritz Lang

Theatre

Architecture & Design

Art

Question 22

What were the positive & negative reactions to the Weimar culture?

Answer 22

Positive- colourful and exciting
Attracted tourists

Negative- some felt the culture represented a moral decline

‘Wandergovel Movement’ was a direct reaction to Weimar culture- they wanted to see traditional values and less decadence in the cities

The ‘Wandergovel Movement’ was a powerful feeling which the nazis successfully harnessed in later years