1. some felt like stab in the back for signing Treaty of Versailles. 2. living standards were poor especially in 1929. 3. unemployment was high. 4. people were looking for solutions.
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what happened in 1929?
the Great Depression. this was when the stock exchange in the US plummeted causing everyone to lose a lot of money.
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how important 1929 to the Nazis coming into power?
made them more popular as there was poverty and unemployment and the nazis offered solution
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what threat did the right wing pose?
big threat with the Kapp Putsch (1920) and Munich Putsch (1923) where the nazis tried to overthrow the weimar.
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what threat did the left wing pose?
smaller threat than right wing with the Spartacist Revolt (1919)
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what was the Golden Era of the weimar republic and what years?
1924-29. refers to when the weimar was becoming more popular and german life looked better due to Stresemann.
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what did stresemann do to make the Golden Era?
negotiated the Dawes Plan (1924), Locorno Pact (1925), Young Pact (1929) & changing the currency.
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what was the Dawes Plan?
where US banks would invest in the german economy to help with the hyperinflation.
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what was the Locorno Pact?
it guaranteed germany of its borders.
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what was the Young Plan?
it extended the deadline for the payement of reparations and so meant less money per year could be spent on reparations.
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how did stresemanns negotiating backfire in 1929?
when the Great depression occured, the US wanted all of its loans back from germany from the Dawes Plan in 1924- german economy was struck hard.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
who were the Left and Right wing parties?
Back
Left- Communism. Right- Nazism
Card 3
Front
why was the Weimar unpopular?
Back
Card 4
Front
what happened in 1929?
Back
Card 5
Front
how important 1929 to the Nazis coming into power?
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