topic 2 - the young plan

when did the young plan happen?

1929

what was it?

an attempt by former wartime allies to support the weimar government

although the Dawes plan helped stabilise the weimar economy…

it failed to solve the issue of reparations

the Dawes plan restructured the reparations scheme and the young plan…

modified it further

who came up from the young plan?

the allied reparations committee headed by Owen Young

what did the young plan do (1)?

the reparations bill was cut by 75%

how much did they now have to pay?

£1.8 billion

what did the young plan do (2)?

germany had until 1988 to pay

what did the young plan do (3)?

total control for the payments passed to the German government

what did the young plan do (4)?

france and Britain agreed to leave the Rhineland

how did the right react to the young plan?

very badly

why were they unhappy about what happened to reparations?

as paying reparations meant admitting they had lost

what did the right try to do in response to the young plan?

they tried to bring in the 'freedom law'

what would the ‘freedom law’ do?

it meant germany denied the war guilt clause and made it treason for any minister to support it

how many people signed the petition supporting it?

4 million which led to a referendum being held on the matter

how many people voted in favour of it?

6 million which was 13.8% of the voting body

who played a key role in campaigning for the freedom law?

hitler