Importance of Stresemann to Germany
How important was Stresemann to Germany between 1923 to 1929?
Introduction
Stresemann, first aider of Germany all-round played a major part to Germany’s recovery after world war one was therefore very important to Germanys recovery. After the Kaiser fled Germany he left the new found government the Weimar republic to pick up the pieces of the ruined Germany and get the blame for the war loss the German people referred to this as being ‘stabbed in the back’ but didn’t blame the Kaiser but only the Weimar republic.
The Weimar republic was a social democrat political party that had the enjoyment of picking up the pieces of Germany after the war .This was made difficult for them because of the effect of the ‘treaty of Versailles’. They had to pay of £6600million in reparations and bear the humiliation of most colonies (with major resource factory’s what made Germany money) had being taken away from them. And their military forces such as army was reduced to 100,000 men and was not allowed a navy. One of the best things that Stresemann did was to create a coalition government in 1923, which consisted of moderate, pro-democracy parties in the Reichstag. By the time this had all come through Germany had finally had a government that could make reasonable and respectable laws. Under Stresemann’s guidance, the government stopped the strike in the Ruhr region in 1923 and got the French to leave so Germany could start re-paying reparations and he later got Germany into the League of Nations in 1926.
Economic factors
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was very economically and physically hard on Germany. The German people blamed the Weimar for signing the treaty and called them weak for giving in to other countries but if Germany didn’t sign the treaty they would have been wiped out through starvation and most likely an invasion. But then maybe this would have ultimately prevented World War 2 and the rise of Hitler?
Introduction
Stresemann, first aider of Germany all-round played a major part to Germany’s recovery after world war one was therefore very important to Germanys recovery. After the Kaiser fled Germany he left the new found government the Weimar republic to pick up the pieces of the ruined Germany and get the blame for the war loss the German people referred to this as being ‘stabbed in the back’ but didn’t blame the Kaiser but only the Weimar republic.
The Weimar republic was a social democrat political party that had the enjoyment of picking up the pieces of Germany after the war .This was made difficult for them because of the effect of the ‘treaty of Versailles’. They had to pay of £6600million in reparations and bear the humiliation of most colonies (with major resource factory’s what made Germany money) had being taken away from them. And their military forces such as army was reduced to 100,000 men and was not allowed a navy. One of the best things that Stresemann did was to create a coalition government in 1923, which consisted of moderate, pro-democracy parties in the Reichstag. By the time this had all come through Germany had finally had a government that could make reasonable and respectable laws. Under Stresemann’s guidance, the government stopped the strike in the Ruhr region in 1923 and got the French to leave so Germany could start re-paying reparations and he later got Germany into the League of Nations in 1926.
Economic factors
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was very economically and physically hard on Germany. The German people blamed the Weimar for signing the treaty and called them weak for giving in to other countries but if Germany didn’t sign the treaty they would have been wiped out through starvation and most likely an invasion. But then maybe this would have ultimately prevented World War 2 and the rise of Hitler?