2- The Recovery Of Weimar

Question 1

What was the dawes plan and when did it happen

Answer 1

Changed reparations payment terms.
The USA also agreed to give Germany loans to aid its economic recovery.

August 1924

Question 2

What was the name of the new currency Stresseman introduced and when?

Answer 2

Rentenmark in november 1923

Question 3

What was the young plan and when did it happen

Answer 3

Reduced reparation payments from £6.6 billion to £1.8 billion and extended length of time germany had to pay the reparations to 59 years

1929

Question 4

What was the locarno pact? Who and when was it signed?

Answer 4

Britain, France, Belgium and Germany agreed go keep existing borders.

1925

Question 5

What year was Germany given a permanent place in the league of nations

Answer 5

1926

Question 6

What was the kellogg-briand pact and when was it signed

Answer 6

Agreeing armies would be used only for self defence

1928

Question 7

What was the period 1924-29, what did it mean for the weimar government?

Answer 7

Weimar golden age, increased popularity for the weimar government and decreased for extremist groups (e.g nazis)

Question 8

What was so good about the golden age?

Answer 8

Significant changes in standard of living, the position of w9men and in culture,

Unemployment fell,

Between 1924-31, more than 2 million new homes built and almost 200k renovated,

Unemployment insurance law introduced 1927, required workers and employees to make contributions to a scheme for Unemployment welfare