Weimar Germany Economy

Question 1

Weimar Germany’s 3 aims for the economy

Answer 1

-Dealing with impacts of the war
-Golden Years
-Recovery from depression

Question 2

Weimar government welfare measures post war.

Answer 2

-Social security as a constitutional right.
- Benefits to war veterans

Question 3

Evidence of improved workers’ lives post war in WG

Answer 3

• wages rose every year up until 1929

Question 4

Evidence of economic weakness post- war in WG

Answer 4

Relied on loans for welfare measures due to unpopularity of taxes.
Solution of printing money- led to hyperinflation in 1923.

Question 5

Challenges to the economy post- war in WG

Answer 5

Treaty of Versailles reparations.
Returning soldiers needing jobs, damaged infrastructure.

Question 6

Evidence of integration with the West during the Golden Years

Answer 6

Joining the League of Nations in 1926.
Dawes Plan and Young plan- gave Germany US loans to pay back reparations, and reparations reduced from £6.6bn to £2bn.

Question 7

Stressemann’s ways of aiding recovery from hyperinflation

Answer 7

Rentenmark end of 1923.

Question 8

Evidence of economic success in the Golden Years

Answer 8

Exports rose by 40%.
Wage increases every year.

Question 9

Economic weakness in the golden years: domestically

Answer 9

Farming in recession.
Unemployment rising pre- WSC.

Question 10

Economic weakness in the golden years: Foreign

Answer 10

Too much reliance on America? More susceptible to damage after WSC.

Question 11

Weak economic policies post WSC

Answer 11

Bruning’s deflationary policies.

Question 12

Impact of WSC on banks

Answer 12

5 major banks collapse.

Question 13

Impact of WSC on business

Answer 13

50,000 businesses collapse.

Question 14

Impact of WSC on workers

Answer 14

Unemployment rose (4 million by 1931)

Question 15

Evidence of Bruning dealing with WSC well

Answer 15

Public work schemes introduced.