Germany Topic 2 = The Recovary of Weimer

Question 1

Who was appointed foreign secretary in 1923?

Answer 1

Gustav Stressmann

Question 2

How long did Gustav Stepresemann serve as chancellor in 1923?

Answer 2

August to September

Question 3

On August 1924 what dis Stresemann agree to?

Answer 3

The Dawes Plan

Question 4

What is the Dawes plan?

Answer 4

Changed the reparations payment terms

Question 5

Which country gave loans to Germany and why?

Answer 5

USA gave loans to Germany to help it economic recovery

Question 6

How much did US companies and bank loan to Germany?

Answer 6

$3,000 million

Question 7

What did Stresemann introduce and what year was it?

Answer 7

Introduced the Rentenmark in November 1923

Question 8

What did the Young Plan do and what year was it introduced?

Answer 8

1929 and reduced the reparations payment from £6.6 billion to £1.8 billion

Question 9

What did the Young Plan also do?

Answer 9

Extended the length of time Germany had to pay the reparations to 59 years

Question 10

Why did many questions rise about the economy prospering in this period?

Answer 10

They questioned the over - dependence on loans from the USA

Question 11

What year did Germany sign the Lorcano Pact?

Answer 11

1925

Question 12

Who did Germany sign the Locarno Pact with and what did it do?

Answer 12

They signed it with Britain, France and Belgium and they agreed to keep the existing borders

Question 13

What happened in 1926?

Answer 13

Germany was given a permanent place in the League of Nations

Question 14

What happened in 1928 and what did it do?

Answer 14

The Kellogg - Briand Pact was signed, agreeing that armies would be used only for self - defence

Question 15

What year did Germany see greater political stability?

Answer 15

1924 - 1929

Question 16

During 1924 - 1929 what did Germany see in political parties?

Answer 16

A greater surrport for the Weimar Republic and less surrport for extremist groups like the Nazi’s

Question 17

Who was elected President in 1925?

Answer 17

Hindenburg

Question 18

What did electing Hindenburg show about the government?

Answer 18

That the old conservative order now accepted the Republic

Question 19

What was described during 1924 - 1929?

Answer 19

The ‘golden age’

Question 20

Why was 1924 - 1929 described as the golden age?

Answer 20

The significant changes in standard of living, the position of women and in culture

Question 21

What did German workers benefit from the golden age?

Answer 21

Increases in the value of real wages

Question 22

What did German workers see an increase in during the ‘golden age’ ?

Answer 22

Increase in the value of real wages

Question 23

What areas was unemployment high in?

Answer 23

Lawyers
Civil servants
Teachers

Question 24

How many middle class worker in April 1928 wanted a job and what did they not receive?

Answer 24

184,000
Unemployment relief from the state

Question 25

What shortage did the Weimar government face during this period?

Answer 25

Shortage of Housing

Question 26

Between 1924 - 1931 how many home were built and how many where renovated?

Answer 26

2 million built
200,000 renovated

Question 27

By 1929 how many times more that was spent on housing that in 1913?

Answer 27

33 times more

Question 28

What was the unemployment insurance law and what year was it introduced?

Answer 28

Require workers and employees to make contributions to a scheme for unemployment welfare
Introduces in 1927

Question 29

What happened to Women in 1919 )regarding politics) ?

Answer 29

Women over the age of 20 were given the vote

Question 30

What did the government introduce for both sexes?

Answer 30

Equality for the sexes and equal pay in professions

Question 31

Who had the most advanced legal rights in Europe at the time?

Answer 31

German women

Question 32

In 1933 how many women teacher were there and how many women doctors where there?

Answer 32

100,000 women teachers
3,000 women doctors

Question 33

What did women enjoy more during the Weimar Republic?

Answer 33

Enjoyed more freedom socially

Question 34

What happened throughout the 1920’s when Berlin challenged Paris?

Answer 34

Berlin challenged Paris as the cultural capital of Europe

Question 35

What does Neue Sachlichkeit mean?

Answer 35

New objectivity

Question 36

Who was New objectivity associated with?

Answer 36

George Grosz
Otto Dix

Question 37

What did artist try to show during Weimar?

Answer 37

Everyday life

Question 38

What does Bauhaus mean?

Answer 38

‘School of building’

Question 39

What also flourished during Wiemer Republic?

Answer 39

Architecture

Question 40

What did this time period encourage and who did they encourage?

Answer 40

Encouraged literature
They encouraged the left and the right