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Germany 1924-28
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dawes plan | 1924- US loans and reparations repayments dealt with. |
| Civil code | 1896- husbands have control over their wives. |
| Jews- golden years | Trying to assimilate- generally treated better as Germany was doing better furing this period |
| Women- golden years | Double earners, abortion still banned, birth rate decreasing, article 101, birth control is used more, more doctors and teachers that are women etc. |
| Hitler youth- golden years | low popularity |
| American loans | 800 million |
| Locarno pact | 1925- Germany agreed to borders as set out in the Treaty of Versailles |
| Erfullungspolitik | Policy of fulfilment |
| Invited to join league of nations | 1926 |
| Kellog-briand pact | 1929– 62 nations agreed to solves issues without war |
| Culture- golden years | Golden Age – 1924-29 – Art, cinema and architecture challenged traditional styles, showing cultural change, expressionism bauhaus. |
| Gustav Streseman | Chancellor in 1923, instrumental in recovery during Weimar period. Died in 1929 a few weeks before the Wall St Crash |
| Mein Kampf | 1924 |
| Youth- golden years | Gymnasium schools, unemployment, youth group |
| Catholic youth group | |
| KPD youth group | |
| Unemployed 1926 | 1.3 million |
| percentage of people in 1928 voting pro Weimar parties | 76% |
| number of political assassinations | 0 |
| use of the loans from dawes plan | massive public projects parks, schools, sports facilities and council housing. |
| Workers ( golden years) | disputes between workers and business owners, striking |
| Hindenburg becomes. president | 1925 |
| Hitler jail | 1924- 9 months total |
| Rhineland evacuated by allies | 1926 |
| Industry (golden years) | Investment in new machinery- catching up with the rest of Europe. |
| The Unemployment Insurance Law | 1927- required workers and employees to make contributions to a national scheme for unemployment welfare. |
| Article 155 | The state must 'strive to secure healthy housing to all German families, especially those with many children' |
| Homelessness reduction by 1928 | 60% reduced |
| White collar workers unemployment (golden years) | 184000 unemployed, most not qualifying for benefits. |
| 'farmers revenge' | 1928- small scale riots in protest to foreclosures and low market prices. |