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Who helped to improve Germany's economy after 1923?
Friedrich Ebert
Gustav Stresemann
Franz von Papen
Wilhelm II
What was the name of the new currency introduced by Stresemann in November 1923?
The Euro
The Reichsmark
The Deutschmark
The Rentenmark
What did Stresemann introduce in 1923 to solve the problem of hyperinflation?
More banks
More savings accounts
A new currency
A new Chancellor
What was the name given to the loan agreement made with the USA in 1924?
The Dawes Plan
The Dawes Act
The Young Plan
The Young Act
Which country gave Germany loans with the 1924 Dawes Plan?
The USA
Britain
France
Austria
The Dawes Plan of 1924 restored hope and confidence in the German economy.
True
False
What did more extreme political parties such as the NSDAP (Nazi Party) believe about the loans from the USA?
They were a good idea
They did not have an opinion
They were relieved that war loans could be paid.
They were angry that Germany had to continue to pay reparations.
What did France promise with Germany after the 1925 Locarno Pact?
It would invade if Germany threatened.
Peace with Germany
What was Stresemann's first name?
Gertrude
Gustav
Gregory
Georges
Who helped Stresemann to create the new temporary currency?
Paul von Hindenburg
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Hjalmar Schacht
Adolf Hitler
Why did people trust in the new currency?
The amount in circulation was open.
The currency was backed by industrial and agricultural worth.
The name 'Rentenmark' was reassuring to them.
People's wages became worthless.
What did Stresemann promise to reduce, in order to further help the economy?
Government spending
The rations people were given
Interference in the economy
The number of puppies
What did Stresemann believe about the Treaty of Versailles?
It should be destroyed.
It had to be accepted.
It was irrelevant to Germany.
How much was the initial US loan in the Dawes Plan?
8 marks
800 marks
8 million marks
800 million marks
What happened to the amount of reparations payments under the Dawes Plan?
The total amount was reduced.
The amount to be paid over the next five years was reduced.
The total amount was increased.
The reparations were removed entirely.
How did the Locarno Pact affect Germany's international reputation?
Germany became a dominant superpower.
Germany was destroyed.
Germany was being treated as an equal to other European powers.
Which area was officially given to the French in the Locarno Pact?
The Ruhr
The Saarland
Northern Schleswig
Alsace-Lorraine
Which phrase was used to describe how Germany would agree the eastern borders in the Locarno Pact?
By peaceful means
By war
By invasion and aggression
By rejecting the Treaty of Versailles
In the Locarno Pact, what did countries promise to avoid, except in self-defence?
Military force
Changing the currency
Using the League of Nations
Negotiation
In the Locarno Pact, which area would never be remilitarised?
The Ruhr
The Rhineland
Germany
Gallipoli
Which organisation allowed Germany to join in 1926?
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
European Union
Which country was NOT a member of the League of Nations by 1927?
Germany
USA
Britain
France
How many countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
7
42
62
231
What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact promise?
For all countries to attack any aggressor
For all countries to use free trade rules
For all countries to not use military force to settle disagreements
For all countries to encourage radical politics
When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?
1919
1923
1925
1928
When was the Young Plan?
1919
1923
1924
1929
Under which plan was the total amount of reparations reduced?
Dawes Plan
Young Plan
How long was Germany given to pay reparations under the Young Plan?
1 years
30 years
59 years
200 years
In which year did Stresemann die?
1914
1918
1921
1929
In which year did the Wall Street Crash take place?
1871
1919
1923
1929
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