Weimar Government Recovery Under Stresemann 1923-29

Question 1

When did Gustav Stresseman become Chancellor of Germany?

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

When did Stresseman die and what title did he have until he died after being chancellor?

Answer 2

Died in 1929 after being foreign secretary

Question 3

What did he set up in November 1923?

Answer 3

Rentenbank and issued a new currency

Question 4

What was the new currency called and what did it do for german people?

Answer 4

Rentenmark which restored peoples confidence in the german economy both home and abroad

Question 5

In 1924 what was the currency named after and what was over?

Answer 5

Renamed the Reichsmark and hyperinflation was over.

Question 6

What plan was agreed in 1924?

Answer 6

Dawes plan

Question 7

What did the Dawes plan do?

Answer 7

It reduced the amount of reparations that Germany had to pay and Germany received loans from the USA to help recover and rebuild after WW1

Question 8

What plan was agreed in 1929?

Answer 8

Young plan

Question 9

What did the young plan do?

Answer 9

Further reduce the amount of reparations that Germany had to pay and extended the amount of time that Germany had to pay them back

Question 10

What pact did Germany join in 1925?

Answer 10

Locarno Pact

Question 11

What was the locarno pact?

Answer 11

Germany made an agreement with Britain France Italy and Belgium to respect its new borders and demilitarised the Rhineland

Question 12

What was Germany invited to join in 1926?

Answer 12

League of nations

Question 13

What did Germany joining the league of nations show?

Answer 13

Germany waano longer seen as an outsider by other European countries

Question 14

In 1928 what pact did Germany sign up to and what was it?

Answer 14

Kellog Briand pact which was an agreement between 62 nations to avoid the use of war.

Question 15

What did Stresseman’s work in economic and foreign affairs do?

Answer 15

Strengthened German peoples confidence in the Weimar Republic

Question 16

What did Stressemans success reduce?

Answer 16

It reduced the support of extremist political parties like the Nazis and the communists

Question 17

What four things increased for German people? What doubled by 1928?

Answer 17

Economic prospects employment and trade increased and industrial output had doubled by 1928

Question 18

What three problems still remained?

Answer 18

The hated terms of the Treaty of Versailles were still in place
Extremist political parties were still around
Economic recovery was dependent on American loans which could be called in at any time