Weimar Germany Flashcards
What was the new permanent currency introduced in 1924?
Reichmark
What was the temporary currency called?
Rentenmark
What were Stresemann’s 3 Foreign Policy aims?
Amendment of the Treaty of Versailles
Reconciliation with Western powers
Economic recovery
What were the main differences between the Dawes and Young plans?
Dawes 1924, Young 1929
Dawes 800million marks loan from US
Young cut reparations by two thirds
Dawes 5 year term
Young extended reparations payments by 57 years
Why did nationalists oppose the Young Plan?
Thought it was passing the debt onto the next generations.
What was the impact of the Locarno Treaties?
Improved relationships with Allied powers and agreement for Germany to join League of Nations.
When did Germany join the League of Nations?
1926
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
An agreement with 62 other nations not to use war as a solution to disputes.
Why did Stresemann say Germany was ‘dancing on a volcano’ by 1929?
Germany’s economic stability depended on short term loans that could be recalled at any time.
Why did the Weimar Republic declare the ‘enemy was on the right’ in 1922?
354 of 376 assassinations committed by right wing
Conservative judges lenient to them
What was the Munich Putsch 1923?
Attempted violent uprising by Hitler declaring his intentions to take power by force, believing he would be supported as Germany’s new leader.
