Revision Sheet 3 ‐ The Golden Age of the Weimar Republic Explain why the Weimar Republic recovered in the years 1924‐29 Solving the Ruhr Crisis One of the reasons why the Weimar Dawes Plan 1924 Locarno Treaty 1925 • Stresemann introduced a new Republic recovered in the years 1924‐ 4 4 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ 3 currency called the 1929 was the solving of the Ruhr crisis. 3 3 Rentenmark. When the Germans could no longer pay • This reset the price of goods. their reparations, the Ruhr was invaded • It was printed in a limited by the French and Belgians and, to cope –MAG –MAG –MAG amount so that the value of with the need to pay striking workers, money rose again. Germany printed money which led to a • Stresemann ordered the end hyperinflation crisis. Stresemann solved to striking in the Ruhr. this by producing a new, temporary Evidence • French and Belgian troops currency called the Rentenmark. This Evidence Evidence left. reset the price of goods and was produced in limited amounts so that it • As the strike ended, Germany helped to stabilize the economy. could begin to mine for coal Moreover, he stopped the passive resistance, which encouraged the French 6 6 again. This meant that they 6 ‐ ‐ ‐ 5 5 had coal to sell which would and Belgians to leave the Ruhr. As a 5 bring money into the result of this, there was much greater economy. confidence in the economy and people • As Germany could now repay began to believe that the government –MAG –MAG –MAG its reparations to France, they was helping to solve the crisis. no longer needed to to take Moreover, because passive resistance coal away for free, so again was ended, the government no longer Germany had more coal to had to keep printing money to pay for sell and make a profit on. workers and coal could no be mined Explanation Explanation • There was greater confidence again. This gave Germany something to Explanation in the economy as the sell and helped to restart the economy. currency became stabilized. France and Belgium were no longer taking coal instead of receiving • This was a key reason for reparations, as Germany restarted their getting Germany back on its payments, so again the Germans had feet again and restarting its more coal to sell meaning more money economy. in the economy. Overall, this was the 7+ 7+ 7+ • However, it would not have starting point of the recovery as been possible without the Stresemann took hold of the situation Dawes Plan which helped to and made some key changes which quickly helped Germany to stabilize. –MAG re‐negotiate the reparations –MAG –MAG payments. However, this would not have been • Event though the new possible without the Dawes plan which currency helped Germany’s helped Germany to renegotiate its economy to become more reparations schedule and help Germany Evaluation stable, people who had lost to start paying France again, leading to Evaluation Evaluation money during the their withdrawal from the Ruhr. hyperinflation crisis did not get this back. Evaluation –MAG 7+ Explanation –MAG 5‐6 Evidence –MAG 3‐4 League of Nations 1926 Evaluation –MAG 7+ Explanation –MAG 5‐6 Evidence –MAG 3‐4 Kellogg ‐ Briand Pact 1928 Evaluation –MAG 7+ Explanation –MAG 5‐6 Evidence –MAG 3‐4 Young Plan 1929 Evaluation –MAG 7+ Explanation –MAG 5‐6 Evidence –MAG 3‐4 Standard of Living Role of Women Culture and the arts Select either Dawes Plan, the Locarno Treaty or Kellogg‐Briand Pact and write your notes up into a full paragraph to the Explain question on the first page. 4 4 45 ‐ ‐ 3 3 –MAG –MAG Evidence Evidence 6 6 ‐ ‐ 5 5 –MAG –MAG Explanation Explanation 7+ 7+ –MAG –MAG Evaluation Evaluation.