Stresemann’s Recovery

What was the main aim of the Dawes Plan (1924)?

• To punish France

• To cancel all reparations

• To reorganise reparation payments

• To raise taxes in Germany

How much did the USA loan Germany under the Dawes Plan?

• 80 million marks

• 8 million marks

• 800 million marks

• 8 billion marks

What economic problem did the Dawes Plan help solve?

• Unemployment

• Hyperinflation

• Reparations crisis

• Housing shortage

What was the Rentenmark?

• A tax

• A temporary currency to stabilise the economy

• A treaty

• A trade agreement

What currency replaced the Rentenmark in 1924?

• Deutschmark

• Reichsmark

• Kroner

• Franc

What was the Reichsbank?

• Germany's foreign office

• National bank set up to control the new currency

• A court of law

• A workers’ union

When did Stresemann become Chancellor?

• 1922

• 1923

• 1925

• 1929

What was one effect of US loans to Germany?

• Germany invaded France

• Industry collapsed

• Economic recovery and growth

• Farmers went on strike

Why was joining the League of Nations important for Germany?

• It allowed war with France

• It gave international respect and status

• It cancelled reparations

• It lowered taxes

What did nationalist groups dislike about Stresemann’s policies?

• They wanted to increase taxes

• They saw diplomacy as a sign of weakness

• They supported communism

• They wanted peace with France