Part A: How did Gustav Stresemann’s policies during the Weimar Republic bring hyperinflation under control in 1923? This investigation evaluates the impact of the economic policies during Gustav Stresemann’s short period as the German chancellor and his influence as Foreign Minister. In order to address the question of how Stresemann’s economic policies brought hyperinflation under control in 1923‚ this study will analyze the significance of the occupation of the Ruhr‚ the financial demands
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Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Gutav Mahler‚ born July 7‚1860‚ was a post romantic composer. He was born in eastern Bohemia‚ which was the Austrian Empire back then. Mahler and his family moved to Iglau‚ Germany when he was a little boy. He and his family lived near the town square; they frequently heard concerts‚ this gave Mahler an initial exposure to music. At age 6 he was playing piano and studying under the influence of several musicians in the area. By 15‚ he was accepted into the Vienna
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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was a symbolist painter from Austria‚ and one of the most controversial artists of the early twentieth century. His works were broadly criticised for their fantastical imagery and their bold‚ decorative style; seen most prominently in pieces such as The Kiss (1907-08) which displays frank eroticism. Whilst Klimt is most prolific in his pieces portraying women‚ he began focusing on landscapes in the late 1890’s Gustav Klimt’s work has been described by critics as seeking
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transformation must go to Gustav Stresemann. Stresemann‚ who was a more skilful politician than Ebert became chancellor in August 1923. Although he was only Chancellor for a few months he remained the most influential politician in Germany as the government attempted to recover from the misfortunes of the early 1920s. He was a committed nationalist and only believed that Germany’s problems could only be resolved by moderation and working with other countries. Systematically‚ Gustav Stresemann managed to build
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In the early 1920’s‚ hyperinflation and £6600m worth of war reparation payments sent Weimar Germany into deep finiancial decline and a economic slump. It was in 1924‚ shortly after Gustav Stresemann introduced the Rentenmark when the situation started to improve‚ started by implementation of the American ’Dawes plan’ in August. The key factors of this plan were the agreement that the reparations should paid over a lengthened period of time‚ and the £100m worth of gold given to Germany to strengthen
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Gustav Klimt (July 14‚ 1862 – February 6‚ 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter . Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) Gustav Klimt Klimt took three years to complete the painting and is made of oil‚ silver and gold on canvas‚ showing elaborate and complex ornamentation. Her name is Adele. Adele Bloch-Bauer was born in 1881‚ the youngest daughter of a large‚ wealthy Jewish banking family. There is speculation that Klimt and Adele were lovers a brief time. Adele was the only woman that he painted
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The Weimar Republic was set up in Germany after world war one‚ after the Kaiser had been abducted in 1918 . It was the most democratic government in the world‚ even allowing women to vote. The new government got off to a bad start‚ Germany was nearly bankrupt and unemployment was higher than ever. They were labelled ‘November criminals’ due to the agreement of the treaty of Versailles and unpaid reparations lead to challenges from political extremists. The new system of government was weak and faced
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economically. The $800 million loan from America allowed Germany less strain on reparations. It also resulted in France agreeing to leave the Ruhr‚ stopping passive resistance. This allowed Germany to finally begin production of natural resources. Gustav Stresemann’s idea of increasing tax‚ lowering of government staff and government spending further assisted Germanys weak economy by saving money‚ hence increasing stability. The Young Plan in 1929 was seen as an economic step forward. Putting a deadline
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Mahler was born in Kalischt‚ Bohemia‚ on July 7‚ 1860. At the time‚ Bohemia (later to form a major component of Czechoslovakia‚ and later the Czech Republic) was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire‚ then enduring its final crumbling decades‚ and the region where Mahler spent his youth was strongly associate with the Czech independence movement. However‚ Mahler also was a Jew‚ and Jews in the region were associated by ethnic Czechs with Germans. Mahler famous quote is: "I am thrice homeless‚ as
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Death and Life Gustav Kilmt was born July 14‚ 1862 in Baumgartner‚ Austria where his incredible talent was discovered at a young age. At age fourteen‚ he entered the School of Arts and Crafts of Vienna where he studied for the next seven years. For the next forty-six years‚ Klimt would present his talents in both his drawings and paintings; one of them being his artwork Death and Life. In 1910‚ Klimt created this oil on canvas painting but reworked and finished it in 1915. In 1911
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