Stresemann years

• Rentenmark introduced Germany


  1923
• Rentenmark


  Temporary currency introduced to stabilize the German economy
• How the Rentenmark helped


  1. money printed was controlled

  2. Based on Germany's industrial and agricultural wealth

  3. New independent national bank called the Reichsbank controlled the new currency
• Rentenmark helped

  • This restored faith in Germany's financial system and allows the economy to grow
  • This allows for the Reichsmark to be introduced in the same year
  • This helped Germany to get back on its feet
• Rentenmark


  A temporary currency introduced in Germany in 1924 to help stabilize the economy after the collapse
• The Dawes Plan was introduced


  1924
• The Dawes Plan was introduced to help Germany with its economic problems
• The Dawes Plan involved the USA sending $800 million to Germany and lowering reparation payments
• The Dawes Plan gave the Allies some control over the Reichsbank and the railways in Germany
• The Dawes Plan was intended to help improve relationships between Germany, France and the UK
• The Dawes Plan was introduced to prevent missed reparation payments in the future
• The Young Plan was a plan for Germany to pay less reparations after World War I
• Young Plan


  • Reduced the total amount of reparations Germany had to pay to 8 billion
  • Payments were to be made over a 59 year period at a rate of 473 million gold marks per year
  • Germany was only obliged to pay a fraction of the annual sum each year if it could not afford the full amount
• The Young Plan showed that Germany would pay the full amount if it could afford to
• The Young Plan ultimately came to nothing
• Locarno pact was a collection of 7 treaties between : Germany, France, Belgium , Italy Czechoslovakia & Poland
• Germany agreed that Alsace-Lorrian would be french. french agreed to not occupy the ruhr again (locarno pact )
• avoid military force except self defence (Locarno pact)
• agreed that Germany's eastern boarders could be settle. Peacefully through the league of nations. (Locarno pact )
• Locarno pact made Germany seen as equal to other countries lead to significant improvement in relations
• Help with how Germany is seen through other countries/improve image ( League of Nations)
• Stresemann persuaded the other countries to allow Germany in the league of nations this means could help in making important decisions
• League of Nations Helped with germany image. Helps with getting some power / control back
• The Kellogg Briand pact helped Prevent war in the future
• The Kellogg-Briand Pact was in 1926
• The Kellogg-Briand Pact stopped countries (62) from using military force to resolve disagreements
• The US was not part of the League of Nations, this was a way for it to be involved in making peace (Kellogg)
• The Kellogg-Briand Pact helped show Germany was not going to start another war