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.

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.

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.

Hoech

Feininger

The Bauhaus School of Architecture

Einstein Tower

Bertolt Brecht

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

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