STRESEMANN AND THE GOLDEN YEARS

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BGS History GCSE Revision Tests
Stresemann the golden years
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1) Name the two jobs that Stresemann did in the
German government.

• Chancellor
• Foreign Minister

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2) What two things did Stresemann do to end the
crisis of hyperinflation?

• Introduce a new currency the RENTENMARK
• Called off passive resistance

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3) What is the name of the policy linked with
Stresemann?

• FULFILMENT!

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4) Explain how this theory was meant to work.

• Germany would fulfil, or agree to, the terms
• of the Treaty of Versailles

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5) What happened in 1924 that showed that the
theory was working. How did it help Germany?

• The DAWES PLAN gave Germany longer to pay the
  Allies and the US lent them 800 million marks!
• It helped Germany because they could then
• improve housing, hospitals, schools and
• roads

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6) What was decided at the Locarno Pact of 1925?

• Germany, France, Belgium Italy agreed
• not to invade one another

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7) Which organisation was Germany allowed to join
in 1926?

• The LEAGUE OF NATIONS!

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8) What happened in 1929 which helped Germany?

• The YOUNG PLAN lowered the reparations that
  Germany had to pay

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9) Why was Stresemann unpopular with right-wing
extremists?

• They thought he was weak because he
• had given in to the French over the Ruhr
  crisis
• he had agreed to fulfil the terms of Versailles