Quick questions on The Stresemann era 1924-1929: HSC Modern History National Study

Stresemann (1878 to 1929) was a National Liberal in the imperial Reichstag and a wartime annexationist who became a republican by conviction in the early 1920s. He served as Chancellor for 103 days (August to November 1923) and as Foreign Minister continuously from August 1923 to his death on 3 October 1929. Almost every diplomatic initiative of the era bears his name.

Drafted by an international committee chaired by American banker Charles Dawes, the Plan rescheduled reparations and brought American capital into Germany.

Five separate treaties signed in London. Germany, France, and Belgium accepted the Rhine frontier as final; Britain and Italy guaranteed the agreement. Germany also signed arbitration treaties with Poland and Czechoslovakia, but did not recognise the eastern frontiers as permanent.

A second restructuring of reparations, chaired by American banker Owen Young. Reparations were reduced from 132 billion to 112 billion gold marks and spread over 59 annuities to 1988. Allied financial supervision ended. The plan was opposed in Germany by a nationalist campaign led by Alfred Hugenberg (DNVP press magnate) and Hitler; the December 1929 referendum to reject the Plan failed (13.8 per cent of eligible voters), but the campaign gave Hitler national exposure.

Source A is an extract from the Locarno Treaties (1 December 1925). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain Stresemann's diplomatic achievements. [5 marks]

Evaluate the extent to which the Stresemann era represented a genuine recovery of the Weimar Republic. [25 marks]

Compare the views of Detlev Peukert and Eric Weitz on the Weimar Republic in the Stresemann era. [10 marks]