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When was Treaty of
Versailles
signed?
June 28 1919
What article stated that Germany caused the war?
Article 231
How much were the reparations?
£6.6 billion
How many colonies in Africa and Far East did Germany lose?
11
What was the army limited to?
100,000
men
What happened to the Rhineland?
It was demilitarised
What percentage of European territory was lost?
13%
What were leaders of the German Republic who signed the treaty of versailles called?
November Criminals
What did people feel the politicians had done?
They felt they had been ‘stabbed in the back’
When did the French send troops into the Ruhr?
January 1923
Why did the French send troops into the Ruhr?
Germany
had failed to pay
reparations
, so the French
confiscated raw materials
What did the workers at the Ruhr do?
Went on
strike
How did the French respond to the strikes?
Arrested
those who
obstructed
them and
brought in
their own
workers
When did hyperinflation occur?
1923
How did hyperinflation occur?
Government
needed
more money
to
pay debts
, so
printed
more money. It began to
lose value
Who suffered from hyperinflation?
People with money in bank accounts
,
insurance policies
or
pensions
Who benefited from hyperinflation?
People
who had
loans
,
people
who
hoarded goods
and
foreign visitors
When did
Gustav Stresemann
become
Chancellor
and
foreign secretary
?
August 1923
What was Stresemann’s main aim?
To stabilise the
Weimar Republic
and regain respect for
Germany
in
foreign affairs.
What did Stresemann set up in November 1923?
the
Rentenbank
What new currency did the Rentenbank issue?
Rentenmark
(value tied to
price
of
gold
)
What bank took over in August 1924?
Reichsbank
, with
new Reichsmark currency
When was the Dawes Plan?
April 1924
Who came up with the Dawes plan?
Charles Dawes
, an
American banker
What did the Dawes plan reduce reparations to?
£50 million per year
What did US banks agree to do with the Dawes plan?
Give loans to German industry
When was the
Young plan
?
August 1929
Who came up with the
Young Plan
?
Allies
and
American banker
called
Owen Young
What did Young Plan reduce reparations to?
£2 billion
Germany given further
59 years
to pay
When did the French leave the Rhineland?
1930
When was the Locarno Pact?
December 1st 1925
Who signed the Locarno Pact?
Germany
,
Britain
,
France
,
Italy
and
Belgium
This pact was
not
imposed on
Germany
What did the Locarno Pact state?
Germany
accepted
1919
border with
France
and promised
peace
Rhineland
would be
permanently demilitarised
When was Germany accepted into The League of Nations?
September 1926
What did the League of Nations involve?
Powerful countries
discussed ways is
solving the world‘s problems without resorting to war
When was Kellog-Briand Pact signed?
August 1928
What did the Kellog-Briand Pact state?
Countries
would
not use war to achieve foreign policy aims
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