Golden age in germany

• When did Stresemann become chancellor?

  1923
• How did Stresemann end hyperinflation?

  He stopped printing the inflated bank notes and made a new, temporary currency called the Rentenmark.
• In what year was the Rentenmark replaced by the stable Reichsmark?

  1924 and remained the currency for 25 years after
• How did Stresemann solve the problem in the Ruhr/reparations?

  He arranged the Dawes plan in 1924. It was a deal with America that meant Germany was loaned 800 million marks and Germany would only have to repay reparations they could afford.
• What was the economic impact of the Dawes plan?

  The economy boomed in iron, coal and chemical production.
• What was the Young Plan

  In 1929, it reduced reparations from 6.6 billion to 2.2 and gave Germany 59 years to repay this figure.
• What was the impact of the Young Plan?


  Less political stress and led to landowners and industrialists prospering
• What did Stresemann use some of the American loan money on?

  To build factories, houses, schools and roads which created jobs.
• What did some, including Stresemann himself, fear about the loans?

  Germany's economy was too reliant upon America
• What was the Locarno Pact?

  Germany, France, Belgium and Italy agreed to respect each others territory and signed in 1925
• When was Germany allowed to join the League of Nations

  1926
• What did Germany being allowed into the League of Nations signify?


  There was a change in attitudes towards Germany, they were trusted once more.
• What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  Signed in 1928, it meant the 63 participating countries agreed never to go to war unless in defence.
• What was the effect of Stresemann's foreign policies?

  Germany regained its international status
• What was cinema like in Weimar's Golden Age?

  It became increasingly popular with films like Metropolis by Fritz Lang the most technically advanced of the decade. Marlene Dietrich became a global star playing strong, glamourous women
• What was Berlin famous for in the Golden Age?

  Its nightclubs with live bands that played American Jazz
• What was theatre like in Weimar Germany?

  Germany became a centre for new plays, operas and shows. Musicians performed vulgar songs about politicians that would have been censored under the Kaiser.
• How many new newspapers were there in the Golden Age?

  120 new newspapers and magazines to choose from
• Give an example of a bestselling book in Weimar Germany

  'All Quiet on the Western Front' Erich Remarque
• Name some Avant-Garde artists who believed art should portray the reality of everyday life and social class?

  Otto Dix, George Grosz
• What was design and architecture like in Weimar Germany?

  In 1919, Gropius set up the Bauhaus school, a group of modern practical designers.
• What was music like in Weimar Germany?

  Music was shaped by the modern influences of America and so Jazz became increasingly popular. The cabaret emerged which was an unrestricted, provocative form of entertainment.
• How much did exports increase from 1925-1929

  40%
• What happened to wages and working hours in the Stresemann era?

  Wages increased and hours shortened
• When was a new insurance system introduced and what did it do?

  It was introduced in 1927 to help workers if ill or unemployed
• What was the voting freedoms in Weimar Germany?

  Women and men over 21 could all vote.
• What freedoms did women have in Weimar Germany?

  Divorce became easier to access. There were more opportunities for women in sport, society and could work in the Reichstag. 90% of women exercised their right to vote in elections
• What was article 109


  It was an article in the Weimar Constitution that asserted gender equality in the workplace and at home
• What did women's employment fall to after the war and why?

  From 75% to 26% in 1925 as women worked during the war but stopped after it ended.
• Why did Berlin gain a reputation for decadence?

  cabarets, transvestite bars opened, prostitution flourished, the city acquired a reputation for drug dealing and a rise in organised crime.