Extent of Success

• What was the Locarno Pact of 1925 about?

  France agreed to withdraw from the Rhineland
• What was the significance of Germany's admission to the League of Nations in 1926?

  It restored Germany's position in the international community
• What did the Dawes Plan and Young Plan achieve for Germany?

  American loans and reduced reparations
• How did the Treaty of Rapallo in 1922 benefit Germany?

  It allowed military development and training with Russia
• What military developments did Spain and Sweden allow Germany to pursue?

  Submarine and tank construction
• What was a limitation of Stresemann's foreign policy regarding territorial changes?

  He could not reverse Treaty of Versailles changes
• What was the Rhineland Pact's implication for Germany's western borders?

  Stresemann accepted the western borders set by Versailles
• What military restrictions remained in place under the Treaty of Versailles?

  All military restrictions remained unchanged
• What recognition did Stresemann receive in 1926?

  Nobel Peace Prize
• How did the Young Plan referendum challenge Stresemann's position?

  Hitler and Hugenberg's campaign was defeated
• What was the impact of Dawes and Young Plan loans on Germany's economy?

  Improved economy and political support for Weimar parties
• How did nationalists react to the Locarno Pact?

  They criticized Stresemann for accepting borders
• Why did many Germans reject the Young Plan?

  They believed they should not pay reparations
• What was the effect of Hugenberg and Hitler's campaign against the Young Plan?

  It increased Hitler's exposure and standing
• How did nationalists view Stresemann's acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles?

  They accused him of total surrender
• What was the perception of the League of Nations among many Germans?

  They viewed it as an enforcer of the Treaty of Versailles