Weiamr (Stremanns polcies brign stabiliy-extent)

Question 1

Stremesmann found himslef faced with..?

Answer 1

economic cris, poltiical chaos

his years 1923-29- were reltiavely stable

Question 2

Economic uissues?

Answer 2

passive resitance caleld off- intoruction of Rentnenmark/’ anger directed at Allies
Economic recovery facts
Downsides- 26% of GNP used on gov.expe
loss fo idjutial land (T of V)
Judgemtn: attration of foreign invesment/loans disguides the funadamental problems. loans amd eit laibel to suffer in world economy (Depression), invesmtnet was still too low to encourage growth

Question 3

Foreign polciies?

Answer 3

Daaes Plan/Young Plan, ect
Judgeemtn: msot successful and gained Germany capital investment bu some objected to appeasment of Allies, rejected his polciy out-of-hand

Question 4

Society and Poltics?

Answer 4

parties divided by class/region- still unstable coaltions
76,000 idnustiral disputes
deep bitterness between emplyee/emplyer
Judgement: very weak and divided, polcieis suvh as state schems of settlign disputes at work were not effective (eg in 1924)

Question 5

Reocvery of internaitonal recognisiton?

Answer 5

suport form froeign invesmne, could be argued it isn’t Stresemann but his diplomacy skils were essential
faield to reverse T of V (Young Plan- Hitler promsied ghe wouid- gaine dhuim support)
Judgemnt: by 1929, polcies ahdn’t had time toestbalish themselves/gain him political supprot. National oppsition agausnt th eyoun plan so this bough about no stabiltiy

Question 6

Overall, polciies boihgt stabiltiy to a small extent..?

Answer 6

especially for foreign affairs
fundamental problems in economy still remained (releid on loans) /anty recovery was fragile showed b the Depression
Stremeanns years were onyl stabel comapred to 1918-23 and 1929-32.