Golden Age 1924-29 Flashcards
what did Stresemann do after 100 days as chancellor?
he became foreign minister until 1929, when he died
what was the young plan?
1929, this was a finalised solution to Germany’s reparations, reducing the amount they owned, from 132 billion marks to 121 billion marks
what was the reaction to the Young Plan?
Hugenberg and Hitler joined together and launched a campaign against the repayment of reparations - got enough support for there to be a referendum however it was unsuccessful
why wasn’t the golden age golden?
welfare benefits for unemployed and sick resulted in businesses being in debt
agricultural production was less than 3/4 of its pre-war levels
farmers had half the national income
Mittlestand gained very little during the Golden Age
why did the position of women improve after WWI?
war had brought women into paid work and employment
what was the viewpoint of the League of German women?
popular - 900,000 members
promoted traditional family values and maternal responsibilities
what evidence is there to show there were more rights for Weimar women?
36% of the German workforce were women
by 1933, 100,000 women teachers 3,000 women doctors
birth control widely available
divorce rates increased
rise in number of abortions
gained equal voting rights
41 women were elected to the new reichstag
what evidence is there to show that women’s rights were not perfect
code 1897, women required to give up employment when they married
women paid less
abortion was a criminal offence
no women became a cabinet minister
only KPD made gender equality a key element in its programme, none of the other parties gave support for feminist issues.
what were popular German youth groups in the Golden age?
church youth groups - both for catholic and protestant children
social democratic youth movement, Bismark youth, Hitler youth
what percentage of the banks did Jewish families own?
50%, also owned 18% of the whole banking sector
what were the result of the NSDAP in May 1924?
6.5% of the vote
why did the support of extremist and anti-republican parties decline?
people are less likely to turn towards extremism when the economy is thriving and doing better than pre-war levels
who was supporting the KPD?
largest communist party outside Russia, had support in industrial areas such as the Ruhr and Berlin
Dedicated to overthrow the weimar republic
who was supporting the SPD?
remained the largest single party in the Reichstag
SPD had close links with trade unions and appealed mainly to to industrial workers
limited appeal to the young, agricultural and Mittlestand
who was supporting the centre party?
established to defend the interests of Roman Catholic church
supported by all classes
