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Question 1
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This man was considered by many to be Germany’s ‘saviour’ between 1923 & 29. Who was he?
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Alfred Hindenburg
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Friedrich Ebert
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Gustav Stresemann
Question 2
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The period 1924-29 in Germany is often referred to as ....?
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The roaring 20s
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The Gold Age
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The Wilderness Years
Question 3
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What was one of Stesemann’s first actions that actually angered German Nationalists?
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He increased taxes
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He called off passive resistance
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He negotiated a loan with the world bank
Question 4
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Why was calling off passive resistance important?
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It signaled a willingness to work with the allies and made them willing to ‘help’ Germany with their economic difficulties
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It immediately ended the problem of hyper-inflation
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It won widespread cross party support
Question 5
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What was the name of the brilliant banker appointed by Stresemann?
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Franz von Papen
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Alfred Hindenburg
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Hjalmar Schacht
Question 6
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Which of the following did Stresemann also do to help stabilize the economy?
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Reduced Government expenditure by reducing civil servants by 700,000
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Increased government expenditure by employing 700,000 new civil servants
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Introduced a new currency called the rentenmark
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Negotiated the Dawes plan to assist with reparations payments and the further recovery of the German economy
Question 7
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Which of the following are terms of the Dawes plan 1924?
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Reparation payments to be set at a manageable 50 million per year for five years then increased.
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The German State Bank to be reorganised
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Reparation payments to be canceled
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Germany to receive an international loan of 800 million gold marks, financed primarily by America.
Question 8
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Why did some criticize the Daws plan ?
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It didn’t provide enough loans
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The loans were short term and could be withdrawn immediately making the German economic situation fragile
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It signaled a commitment of the German government to fulfilling the terms of the treaty of Versailles including the repayment of reparations
Question 9
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The decision to restart reparation payments was called....
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Fulfillment
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The Dawes Plan
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Passive Resistance
Question 10
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Which of the following were indicators that the German economy was recovering?
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The wealth of farmers increased by 50%
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The wealth of farmers decreased by 50%
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Industrial production had doubled by 1929 from pre-war levels in 1913
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Real wages had increased
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Unemployment and fallen in to 1 million by 1927
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