Gustav Stresemann

• What is Stresemann known for?

  The man responsible for restoring Germany's status and their economy after WW1, temporarily
• What was he?

  Chancellor

  Foreign minister
• When was Gustav Stresemann Chancellor?

  August-November 1923
• When was he Foreign Minister?

  1923-1929
• What did he do as Chancellor?

  Stopped passive resistance in the Ruhr

  He was seen as too lenient towards uprising
• Why was he Chancellor for a very short time?

  He was overthrown by a vote of no confidence
• Why did he become Foreign Minister?

  To regain public trust

  To regain confidence towards the Weimar Republic
• What were his policy aims?

  Regaining trust and power within the western powers
• What gave him experience?

  Studying economics in the past, and working within the Reichstag and politics during WW1
• What did he do as Foreign Minister?

  The Rentenmark

  Dawes Plan

  The Locarno Pact

  The Kellogg-Briand Pact

  The Young Plan

  Rebuilding industries
• The Rentenmark

  1923
• Dawes Plan

  1924
• Locarno Pact

  1925
• The Kellogg-Briand Pact

  1928
• The Young Plan 


  1929
• Rebuilding Industries

  1923-1929
• What was Dawes Plan?

  Plan for The USA to loan Germany 800million marks

  The Reparations were to decrease, then increase as the economy increased

  German state banks were supervised&organised
• How did he rebuild industries?

  Using money that Germany were slowly gaining and making use of the loans from America

  Building Houses, Roads, Schools, Factories.

  This build social structure and income as well as improved well-being
• What was the Locarno Pact?

  Between Germany, France, Britain, Belgium, Italy

  They promised to never invade eachother
• 1926


  Germany join the UN (previously banned from)
• What was The Rentenmark?

  A temporary new currency, where a limited amount was printed so it was worth more, this was distributed out

  By 1924 the new Reichsmark replaced this
• What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  The meeting of 65 countries(including Germany), signing a deal that stated they could start no invasion with eachother unless in selfdefense
• What did the Young Plan do?

  2nd negotiation of Reparations

  Where the deadline of payments was extended from 1951-1988

  Reduced the amount from 6.6billion to 1.8billion
• What good did these movements result in?

  Restoring the economy

  Solving hyperinflation

  Improving the state of the public

  Improved Germany's status among the big countries

  The French and Belgium troops leaving The Ruhr
• What bad things were a result?

  People with savings had lost money

  Some people believed that their country deserved more

  The Great Depression interfered with recovery
• What did these acts start?

  The German Golden age
• Golden age

  1924-1929
• Opposition to the golden age


  Traditional Germans- preferred the old ways

  Higher class- some unhappy about new things which were for the middle or lower class
• What happened in the Golden age?

  German culture flourished as did the economy, it was a time of rapid growth of consumer goods
• Architecture/Design

  Introduction of modern designs of buildings using modern materials, called Bauhaus style
• Literature

  Novels which posed anti-war messages, or critical messages to the new republic
• Music/Cabaret

  Clubbing became a widespread major past-time, this type of freedom was previously banned
• Art

  Powerful messages were delivered through art
• Cinema

  Film industries became massive, there were huge audiences
• Theatre

  Performed plays displayed very powerful messages
• Otto Dix

  Produced paintings highlighting inequality
• Fritz Lang

  Famous film producer
• Bertold Brecht 


  Theatre producer
• Erich Remarque

  Produced many popular novels
• What did some people hate?

  They believed it showed moral decline

  Some were disgusted by women's open sexuality

  Many disapproved of new modern arts