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Germany 1924-28
Question | Answer |
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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. |