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1923 - 1929

1923 - 1929. A Period of peace & stability?. Gustav Stresemann. The Weimar Republic’s most respected politician Prime Minister in 1923 Foreign Minister to 1929 He started the Conservative German People’s Party (DVP) in 1918 He presided over a period of relative peace and prosperity.

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1923 - 1929

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  1. 1923 - 1929 A Period of peace & stability?

  2. Gustav Stresemann • The Weimar Republic’s most respected politician • Prime Minister in 1923 • Foreign Minister to 1929 • He started the Conservative German People’s Party (DVP) in 1918 • He presided over a period of relative peace and prosperity.

  3. How did Stresemann stablise Germany? • Politically • He crushed a rebellion in Saxony • He restored order after Munich Putsch • He negotiated French withdrawal from Ruhr • Economically • He created a new currency. The Rentenmark to replace the devalued Reichsmark • He agreed to the Dawes Plan to spread out German Reparations payments to the allies. • Encouraged investment in assembly lines • Diplomatically • He signed the Locarno Pact: France, GB, Belgium and Germany agreed on existing borders. • He joined the League of Nations • Awarded the Nobel peace prize • He signed the Kellogg-Briand pact outlawing war.

  4. The Glory Years • Culturally, the 1920s was a period of experimentation and dynamism. • Art, Architecture, Theatre, Dance, Literature all underwent profound changes. • The improved economy provides new opportunities • So think that it is too ‘decadent’ • Jewish association.

  5. Hoech

  6. Feininger

  7. The Bauhaus School of Architecture

  8. Einstein Tower

  9. Bertolt Brecht http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DEYX1ZCE8TI http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wlqQvfcI4No http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=afd717MWOXI

  10. What happened to the Nazi vote between 1924 and 1928? • Page 15 & 8 • Which party benefited most from during this period? • Page 15 & 8 • What criticisms were made of Stresemann? What was his answer? • Page 15 • In the 1920s, Weimar Germany was famous for its artistic freedom. List as many examples as possible of arts, artists and art forms devised in this period. • Page 16 & 17 • What would the Nazis have to say about this cultural period? • Page 17 Grosz

  11. Homework: Obituary • In October 1929, Stresemann died of a stroke. The timing could not have been worse for the Weimar Republic • Write 2 obituaries describing his achievements in the 1920s. • Obituary 1 should be from a sympathetic pro-Weimar newspaper • Obituary 2 should be from a hostile Nazi newspaper

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