Why did the government become popular by 1923?

Question 1

Who became the Chancellor in 1923?

Answer 1

Gustav Stresemann

Question 2

What got worse due to the workers strike?

Answer 2

Inflation

Question 3

What did Stresemann want to end?

Answer 3

Hyperinflation

Question 4

What did Stresemann want Germany to be?

Answer 4

Prosperous

Question 5

What does having prosperity mean?

Answer 5

Being rich

Question 6

What did Stresemann introduce?

Answer 6

Rentenmark - new curency

Question 7

What happened to the old currency?

Answer 7

It was destroyed

Question 8

What was the Rentenmark tied to?

Answer 8

Property - not gold

Question 9

How long was the Rentenmark introduced for?

Answer 9

1 year

Question 10

What did Stresemann limit?

Answer 10

Printing of the Rentenmark

Question 11

What replaced the Rentenmark?

Answer 11

Reichsmark

Question 12

What was the Reichsmark tied to?

Answer 12

Gold

Question 13

What did Germany get due to this?

Answer 13

prosperity

Question 14

4 positives of Reichsmark

Answer 14

-Industry grew
-Wages increased
-Public works
-unemployment fell from 9 to 6 million

Question 15

2 negatives of Reichsmark

Answer 15

-farming production reduced by 74%
-lower middle class wages didn’t rise

Question 16

When was the Dawes Plan signed?

Answer 16

August 1924

Question 17

Who signed the Dawes Plan?

Answer 17

Germany and America

Question 18

What was the Dawes Plan?

Answer 18

USA loaning Germany money to pay reparations

Question 19

How much was the First loan of the Dawes Plan?

Answer 19

800 million marks

Question 20

What were the reparations going to be paid in?

Answer 20

Installments - 1 billion first year, 2.5 billion over 4 years

Question 21

How much was eventually going to be loaned in the Dawes Plan?

Answer 21

3000 billion marks

Question 22

What did the allied troops do in 1924?

Answer 22

Leave the Ruhr

Question 23

When was the Young Plan signed?

Answer 23

1929

Question 24

What did the Young Plan do?

Answer 24

Reduce reparations and extend payment time

Question 25

How much was reparations reduced to?

Answer 25

£1850 million

Question 26

How much was the payment of reparations extended to?

Answer 26

59 years

Question 27

When was the Locarno Pact signed?

Answer 27

1925

Question 28

Who signed the Locarno Pact?

Answer 28

Britain, Belgium, France Germany and Italy

Question 29

What was the Locarno Pact agreement?

Answer 29

France, Belgium and Germany keep their borders - no invasion

Question 30

What was the time known as after the signing of the LP?

Answer 30

Locarno Honeymoon

Question 31

What was Germany allowed to join in 1926?

Answer 31

League of Nations

Question 32

When was Germany allowed to join the League of Nations?

Answer 32

1926

Question 33

How many countries agreed to solve disputes peacefully?

Answer 33

64 countries

Question 34

What was the time under Stresemann known as?

Answer 34

The Golden Years

Question 35

How much was wages increased by?

Answer 35

10%

Question 36

How many new homes were built?

Answer 36

2 million

Question 37

What law introduced benefits to the unemployed?

Answer 37

Unemployment Insurance Law

Question 38

What year was women allowed to vote?

Answer 38

1919

Question 39

From what age were women allowed to vote?

Answer 39

20