Lesson 6: Gustav Stresemann and how he helped Weimar recover

• What was the aim of Gustav Stresemann for Weimar Germany after 1923?


  To help Germany recover economically
• What were the three reasons for economic recovery in Weimar Germany?

  1. Introducing the Rentenmark
  2. The Dawes Plan
  3. The Young Plan
• What was the new currency introduced by Stresemann?

  The Rentenmark
• How was the Rentenmark supported?

  By German industries and banks' trust
• What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

  To reduce reparations and stabilize Germany
• How much were reparations reduced to under the Dawes Plan?

  130 million US dollars
• How much did banks agree to loan German industries under the Dawes Plan?

  25 billion US dollars
• What was a positive consequence of the Dawes Plan?

  Allies knew Germany could pay reparations
• What was a negative consequence of the Dawes Plan?

  Extreme political parties were angered
• What did the Young Plan aim to achieve?

  To reduce total reparation debts and extend payments
• How much were the total reparation debts reduced to under the Young Plan?

  12 billion pounds
• What was a positive consequence of the Young Plan?

  Lower payments and taxes for Germans
• What was a negative consequence of the Young Plan?

  Extreme parties were angered by the loans
• What were the three reasons for the recovery of Germany's reputation abroad?

  1. The Locarno Pact
  2. The League of Nations
  3. The Kellogg Briand Pact
• What was the Locarno Pact?

  A pact with Belgium, Italy, and France
• What was a positive consequence of the Locarno Pact?

  Germany accepted a new border with France
• What was a negative consequence of the Locarno Pact?

  Agreement angered extreme political parties
• What did the Kellogg Briand Pact entail?

  Countries promised not to use war for policy
• What was the League of Nations?

  A group to discuss issues and avoid wars
• What was a positive consequence of Germany joining the League of Nations?

  Germans gained confidence in the Weimar government
• What was a negative consequence of Germany's membership in the League of Nations?

  Extreme nationalists opposed links with other countries
• Who replaced President Ebert in 1925?

  Paul von Hindenburg
• When did Gustav Stresemann die?

  In October 1929