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the weimar republic
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stresemanns success
league of nations
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this was new international body that hoped to discuss world problems in order to avoid resulting to war,
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locarno pact of 1925
this was an agreement between germany, britain , france, italy and belgium
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stressemans success
gustav stresseman resigned the chancellorship in novemeber 1923 but stayed as foreign secertary untill 1929
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reasons for recovery
the dawes plan of 1924
in 1924, Charles Dawes and american banker designed a plan so Germany could pay its reparations
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US Banks agreed to make loans to german industry. the allies felt more confident that they would get their reparartions payments
young plan of 1929
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in august 1929, a comitee set up by the allies and led b y an american banker called owen young, proposed a plan
however their was lots of opposition especially from the extreme parties such as the Nazi party, who felt like it was extending the burden for future generations
rentenmark
supply of these notes was tightly controlled. their value was tied to the price of gold so it had a real value . this encouraged more public confidence
in november 1923, stresseman set up the rentenbank and issued the new currency called the rentenmark
in august 1924 , the Reichsbank was given control of this new currency. it was renamed the reichsmark. hyperinflation was over
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weimar constitution
weaknesses
proportional representation led to coalition governments that were unstable, or found it difficult to have strong policies and often fell apart
lack of strong government led to weaknesses in a crisis that ended up with the president passing laws without the prior consent of the reichstag.
it was not the choice of the people, so was not that popular
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strengths
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central government was more powerful than before, but local goverment still retained power in the regions
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challenges of 1923
hyperinflation
when the price of goods increase it is called inflation. when it increased spectacularly it is called hyperinflation
in 1919 a load of bread was 1 mark, in 1922 it was 100 marks and in 1923 it was 200,000 billion marks
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effects
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negative effects
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people blamed the Wiemar government, which made it even more unpopular
cultrual changes
art
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they wanted to communicate on problems in German society, or to make people think
their stule of work was know as expressionism which was considered with raw emotion, the seedier side of everydau life and confronting the disaster of the first world war
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cinema
expressionism flourished in film-making, particularly in weimar germany due to fewer restrisctions
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archetiture
new designers and architects challenged traditional ideas and practise in buildings as well as in interiors