1. Why wouldn’t you dance on a volcano?

2. Germany needs a superhero

3. Did Super Stresemann rescue the Republic?
Gustav Stresemann
Leading member of DVP (People’s Party)
Nationalist and monarchist but wanted to work with Republic to restore Germany
Chancellor in late 1923 and Foreign Minister

4. “Germany is dancing on a dormant volcano”
Why did Stresemann describe Weimar Germany as ‘dancing on a volcano’?

5. Did Super Stresemann rescue the Republic?
Society/culture
Foreign policy
Politics
Economics

6. 700,000 state employees are sacked to help balance budget
The inflated German mark was collected and burnt
Germany start to re-pay reparation payments
French agree to set up a commission looking at German economy
It was replaced by the Rentenmark, the printing of which was strictly controlled

7. Dawes Plan $2.6 in war debt payments $2.5 Billion in loans
$2.5 Billion in Reparation payments

8. Did Super Stresemann rescue the Republic?
What was it?
How did help make Germany a world power?
4. League of Nations
1. Dawes
Plan
2. Young Plan
3. Locarno

9. Did I do things as you suggested?
So was I super?
Did I do things as you suggested?
How should I have done it differently?
Did I miss anything?