history:Weimar and Nazi Germany Stresseman and tne Golden Age

Question 1

when did Stresemann end passive resistance in the Ruhr?

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

why was ending passive resistance an unpopular decision (especially with the Nazi’s)?

Answer 2

people thought he was given in

Question 3

what happened due to ending passive resistance ?

Answer 3

the factories started working again

Question 4

when did Stresemann introduce the Rentenmark?

Answer 4

October 1923

Question 5

what did introducing the Rentenmark do?

Answer 5

put an end to hyperinflation

Question 6

when was the dawes plan?

Answer 6

1924

Question 7

how much money did Germany lend to pay back reparations by the US in the Dawes plan?

Answer 7

800 million

Question 8

when was the Young plan?

Answer 8

1929

Question 9

what did the young plan do?

Answer 9

reduced the amount of reparations Germany had to pay by 60%

Question 10

what did the reparations go to ?

Answer 10

132 million to 27 million

Question 11

when did industrial production thrive to the highest at had ever been since the war?

Answer 11

1929

Question 12

how many new homes were built?

Answer 12

3 million

Question 13

what had been improved?

Answer 13

schools, roads and hospital

Question 14

when was the Locarno treaty?

Answer 14

1925

Question 15

what countries were involved in the Locarno treaty?

Answer 15

GB, France, Italy, Belgium and Germany

Question 16

what did the Locarno treaty promise?

Answer 16

that the countries wouldn’t fight over territory

Question 17

when did Germany join the league of nations?

Answer 17

1926

Question 18

when was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 18

1928

Question 19

what did the Kellogg Briand Pact promise?

Answer 19

no future wars between 65 countries

Question 20

what did the Golden age improve regarding jobs?

Answer 20

improved economy meant new jobs and wages

Question 21

what did the Golden age improve regarding the government?

Answer 21

it was more stable

Question 22

before 1924 how many governments were there?

Answer 22

14

Question 23

how did Stresemann find a way to pass laws easily?

Answer 23

by forming a coalition

Question 24

in the golden age what did Stresemann mean for the Nazi’s?

Answer 24

it led to a decline in support for the Nazi Party?

Question 25

how many seats did the Nazi Party win in 1928 election ?

Answer 25

only 12 (2% of the votes)

Question 26

what percentage did wages rise by in the Golden Age?

Answer 26

25%

Question 27

how was the golden age good for women?

Answer 27

more women were being educated in universities and getting jobs

Question 28

what did the golden age mean for culture?

Answer 28

there was more architecture, cinema and art

Question 29

how was the golden age bad?

Answer 29

it relied on foreign debt and beforehand employment never fell by 1 million anyway

Question 30

why did some women not like the golden age?

Answer 30

they hated the idea of being "modern" and refused giving up their traditional lifestyles

Question 31

what happened after the wall street crash?

Answer 31

America demanded the loans back from Germany therefore Germany had to increase taxes.

Question 32

after the wall street crash, what happened to production?

Answer 32

it fell drastically by 40%

Question 33

what happened to banks after the wall street crash in Germany?

Answer 33

many banks went out of business

Question 34

what did unemployment go from in 1929 to 1932?

Answer 34

1.6 million to 6.2 million

Question 35

what percentage of the workforce were now unemployed in 1932?

Answer 35

33%

Question 36

who increased taxes in order to try and give money back to the US?

Answer 36

Chancellor Bruning

Question 37

how did the Germans feel about increased tax?

Answer 37

they were angry about it

Question 38

what did people do to Brunings train when he was travelling around Germany?

Answer 38

throw rocks at it

Question 39

what was Bruning nicknamed as due to the starvation in Germany?

Answer 39

" hunger chancellor"

Question 40

what did people turn to when Bruning became unpopular due to increased tax?

Answer 40

they turned back to extremist parties for answers.

Question 41

how many seats did the Nazis win in the 1930 election ?

Answer 41

107

Question 42

how many seats did the communists win in 1930, also benefitting?

Answer 42

77