Weimar Economy 1924-29

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(Germany 1919 - 1945) iGCSE History Test sobre Weimar Economy 1924-29, creado por Drew Bott el 28/10/2019.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
This man was considered by many to be Germany’s ‘saviour’ between 1923 & 29. Who was he?
Respuesta
  • Alfred Hindenburg
  • Friedrich Ebert
  • Gustav Stresemann

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
The period 1924-29 in Germany is often referred to as ....?
Respuesta
  • The roaring 20s
  • The Gold Age
  • The Wilderness Years

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What was one of Stesemann’s first actions that actually angered German Nationalists?
Respuesta
  • He increased taxes
  • He called off passive resistance
  • He negotiated a loan with the world bank

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Why was calling off passive resistance important?
Respuesta
  • It signaled a willingness to work with the allies and made them willing to ‘help’ Germany with their economic difficulties
  • It immediately ended the problem of hyper-inflation
  • It won widespread cross party support

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
What was the name of the brilliant banker appointed by Stresemann?
Respuesta
  • Franz von Papen
  • Alfred Hindenburg
  • Hjalmar Schacht

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Which of the following did Stresemann also do to help stabilize the economy?
Respuesta
  • Reduced Government expenditure by reducing civil servants by 700,000
  • Increased government expenditure by employing 700,000 new civil servants
  • Introduced a new currency called the rentenmark
  • Negotiated the Dawes plan to assist with reparations payments and the further recovery of the German economy

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which of the following are terms of the Dawes plan 1924?
Respuesta
  • Reparation payments to be set at a manageable 50 million per year for five years then increased.
  • The German State Bank to be reorganised
  • Reparation payments to be canceled
  • Germany to receive an international loan of 800 million gold marks, financed primarily by America.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Why did some criticize the Daws plan ?
Respuesta
  • It didn’t provide enough loans
  • The loans were short term and could be withdrawn immediately making the German economic situation fragile
  • It signaled a commitment of the German government to fulfilling the terms of the treaty of Versailles including the repayment of reparations

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
The decision to restart reparation payments was called....
Respuesta
  • Fulfillment
  • The Dawes Plan
  • Passive Resistance

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Which of the following were indicators that the German economy was recovering?
Respuesta
  • The wealth of farmers increased by 50%
  • The wealth of farmers decreased by 50%
  • Industrial production had doubled by 1929 from pre-war levels in 1913
  • Real wages had increased
  • Unemployment and fallen in to 1 million by 1927
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