Weimar and Nazi Germany: 1924-1929 Flashcards

1
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who was gustav stresemann?

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foreign secretary for germany from 1924-1929

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2
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what was the new currency introduced?

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rentenmark

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3
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why was this currency introduced?

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to end hyperinflation

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4
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what was the locarno treaty?

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a document signed by britain and france as well as germany to promise that france would no longer invade germany as long as they continued to pay reparations

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5
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when was the locarno treaty signed?

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1925

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6
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what was the kellogg briand pact?

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a pact made with 64 other nations to promise not to use armies for war but only for defence

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7
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when was the kellogg briand pact signed?

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1928

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8
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what was the dawes plan?

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a plan that gave germany a loan of 800 million marks from the USA

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9
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when was the dawes plan signed?

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1924

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10
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what happened in 1926?

A

germany was allowed to join the league of nations

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11
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how did stresemann solve relations in the ruhr?

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beginning to pay france the reparations they owed

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12
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how did germany’s economy grow in the years 1924-1929?

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they borrowed 25,000 million marks from the USA to restore roads, railways and build factories

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13
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what were reforms?

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making life better for the working class by building houses and reducing unemployment

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14
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what was the young plan?

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a plan to agree that germany should keep paying 2000 million marks per year for the next 59 years

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15
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why did stresemann face criticism for the young plan?

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4 million signed a petition to prevent the signing of the young plan as they thought it was too much money

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16
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how did stresemann improve government relations?

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he arranged a ‘great coalition’ of the pro democracy parties to resist criticism from the smaller, extremist parties

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17
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why was there a decline in extremism in the years 1924-1929?

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the government was more stable so the public voted for less corrupt parties

18
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what was the unemployment insurance act of 1927?

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it provided an average of 60 marks per week to the unemployed

19
Q

how did unemployment decrease in the years 1926-1928?

A

in 1926, the unemployment rate was 2 million and by 1928 it was 1.3 million

20
Q

why how much % did wages rise from 1925-1927?

A

25%

21
Q

how many war veterans took pensions in the years 1924-1929?

A

750,000

22
Q

how did the number in education increase from before WW1 to 1928?

A

before WW1, the number in education was 70,000 and in 1928, it was 1110000

23
Q

by 1932, how many women had been elected?

A

112

24
Q

by 1932, what % of the reichstag were female?

A

10%

25
Q

by how much did female doctors rise in the years 1925-1932?

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2500 in 1925 and 5000 in 1932

26
Q

what were the characteristics of ‘new women’?

A

they more more revealing clothing, make-up, jewellery, had shorter hair, went out unaccompanied and smoke and drank more

27
Q

why did some see ‘new women’ as a negative thing?

A

they threatened the traditional aspects of society

28
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why did the lower middle class see their position threatened?

A

the new system favored working class

29
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how did the birth rate fall from 1913 to 1924?

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in 1913 there were 128 births per 1000 women and in 1924 there were only 80 per 1000 women

30
Q

what % less were women payed than men in the same job?

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33% less

31
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in 1925, what % of women worked?

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36%

32
Q

what were women expected to do when they married?

A

give up work

33
Q

what was new objectivism?

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the idea that the arts should not romanticize the world but show it how it really was

34
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what was modernism?

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the idea that the arts shouldn’t obsess over the past but look the the future

35
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what was expressionism?

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the idea that the arts should reflect the thoughts and feelings of the artist rather than being limited to showing things exactly as they appear

36
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what was the bauhaus movement?

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Gropius developed the bauhaus design collage in berlin so it influenced all areas of the arts and stressed the beauty in technology

37
Q

how did the government support cultural change?

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they supported art galleries, theatres, orchestras, museums and libraries

38
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how did the weimar constitution lead to cultural change?

A

it allowed freedom of speech

39
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why did the right wing disagree with cultural change?

A

it undermined traditional german culture

40
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why did the left wing disagree with cultural change?

A

the money should have been spent on the working class