History 12

Block: --2--Name: ------nathan spark-----------------Use evidence and full explanations to respond to the following questions under the
two headings. There is a rubric created for each response.
German Reparations
1. Describe the amount of reparations demanded by the Allies, how much of the
reparations the Germans actually paid, who the reparations were paid to and
how much each nation received, and what form the reparations payments
were paid in. the original amount that was asked for by the tripe
entente was 226,000 million gold marks. After further consideration
they decided that Germany didnt have to pay all of the reparations
at once. The German government only ended up paying one eighth
of the original amount that the allies wanted. Most of the war
reparations were paid to the big three of the tripe entente. The
reparations were paid back in the form of raw materials, gold
reserves, and the almost worthless gold mark.

2. Explain whether the German claim that their economy could not handle the
burden of reparation payments was accurate or not? Use evidence from Chart 4E to
help you answer the question. The German claim that there economy could
not handle the reparations was very accurate. There reasoning behind this
plea was that the working population of the country took a large loss with
the amount of dead works as a result of the war. Another reason behind
this was that there currency went through a stage of hyperinflation
shortly after the war which lasted for a number of years.
3. Describe the chief differences between the Dawes and Young Plan, and decide
which one treated Germany more leniently. To do this you must develop criteria for
what lenient plans would look like, and explain why one of the plans was more
lenient than the other. The chief differences between the two plans were that
the Dawes plan would try to make Germany dependent on the other
countries. The key points of the Young plan was, they wanted to make
Germany independent to try to develop them into a trading partner for
the future. The young plan was a lot more lenient then the Dawes plan.
The Effect of the Great Depression on Weimar Germany
1. To what extent did the worldwide economic depression negatively impact Weimar
Germany? Think about how you must answer a "To What Extent Question." Use

evidence from the various charts to support your answers. No word limit is required
but you must fully explain your answer. The worldwide economic depression
crippled an already desperate Germany. Germany was already struggling
to keep up the reparation payments, which left them weak and
defenseless for what was to be the biggest depression the modern world
had ever seen. The great depression had a large effect on Germany in
many different ways that affected them in the moment; also it shaped a
very dark future that was soon to come. The reason the great depression
had such a large effect on the already weak German government was the
large loans that had to be taken to pay the reparations. As a result of
these extensive loans, when the United States banks went under they
wanted the money that was owed to them, one problem the Germans
didnt have any of it. In the wake of all the loss every key industrial
district started reporting record braking unemployment rates. Between
owing money they didnt have and the alarming unemployment rates it
made it obvious that the government wasnt strong or stable. Under these
conditions there came a perfect setting for a ruthless dictator with
extremely radical views to take power.