Weimar Republic

• What was the Dawes plan?

  America lended Germany 800 million marks and there was a 5 year payment plan to pay back reparations
• When was the Dawes plan?

  1923
• Positives of the Dawes Plan?

  The French agreed to leave the Ruhr

  They could pay back reparations

  Government took tax and could afford more benefits

  Increased trade and created jobs as it built up their industry
• Negatives of the Dawes Plan?

  Extremist parties criticised the government for continuing to pay reparations

  German economy was very dependent on American loans
• When was the Young plan?

  1929
• What was the young plan?

  Reparation bill decreased from 6.6 billion to 2 billion
• Positives of the young plan?

  It was easier to pay off reparations

  Weimar government could cut taxes
• Negatives of the young plan?

  Extremist parties continued to criticise the government
• What was the new temporary currency which Stresemann created?

  Rentenmark
• When was the Rentenmark made?

  November 1923
• What was the permanent currency called?

  The Reichsmark
• When was the Reichsmark created?

  August 1924
• What is an advantage about the new currency?

  People in Germany and abroad now trusted German money again and investors felt confident to invest in German businesses
• What is a disadvantage about the new currency?

  Middle class people did not get compensation for their lost savings, resulting in lasting resentment towards the Weimar Republic
• Why were the Weimar Republic seen as weak?

  Coalitions were seen as unstable and they were nearly overthrown by the Spartacist and Freikorps
• When was the Gustav Stresemann era?

  1923 to 1929
• Who was the Locarno pact signed by?

  Germany, Italy, France, Britain, and Belgium
• What was the Locarno pact?

  Germany, Belgium and France promised to accept their borders drawn up in the Treaty of Versailles and be peaceful
• What are the positives of the Locarno Pact?

  Germany was now treated as an equal

  Support for the Weimar republic increased as it was seen as a great achievement
• What is a negative of the Locarno pact?

  Stresemann lost support of some army leaders who wanted to take back Germany's lost land by force
• When was the Locarno Pact?

  1925
• What was Germany accepted into in 1926?

  The League of Nations
• After joining the league of nations, Germany was given a seat on the council which made the most important decisions
• What are positives to Germany joining the league of nations?

  Germany was being treated as a great power again

  Improved the Weimar Republic's reputation
• When was the Kellogg-Briand pact?

  1928
• What was the Kellogg-Briand pact?

  Germany and 61 other countries promised to not go to war with each other again
• What are positives of the Kellogg-Briand pact?

  Germany was being treated as a partner

  Support for the Weimar Republic increased
• What are the negatives of the Kellogg-Briand pact?

  Extremist parties were unhappy as it did nothing to remove the Treaty of Versailles
• What are negatives of the League of Nations?

  Extremist parties criticised Stresemann as they associated the league of nations with the hated treaty of versailles
• What are cons of Weimar Germany?

  There were too many parties

  Extremist parties

  Article 48
• What was Article 48?

  It allowed the president to declare a state of emergency and rule as a dictator for short periods of time
• Why was hyperinflation caused?

  The government were rapidly printing money to pay back the Treaty of Versailles
• What did the French do in 1923?

  They occupied the Ruhr with an army of 60,000 men
• Why was the occupation of the Ruhr a problem for Germany?

  The Ruhr produces 85% of Germany's coal
• What did workers do when the Ruhr was occupied?

  They went on strike
• How long were the French in the Ruhr for?

  2 years, until 1925
• When was the Spartacist Putsch?

  1919
• Who stopped the Spartacist Putsch?

  The Freikorps and government
• Hyperinflation caused extreme poverty
• When was the Kapp Putsch?

  1920