Gustav Stresemann - Weimar Foreign Policy
Gustav Stresemann - - Weimar Foreign PolicyWhen Gustav Stresemann became the foreign minister of the Weimar republic in 1923 it was after two years as chancellor of the Weimar republic. During this time he was able to see, firsthand, the effects of the economic and political isolation upon Germany and the harm it was doing to the country. It was during this time of chancellorship (which is external to the topic yet important) that Stresemann was able to set the tone for the type of brinkmanship that would dominate his career as foreign minister. It is essential to know about the man himself to understand the moves he would later make.Stresemann's character comes into question when it comes to determining the cause for his actions first as chancellor in 1923 and then as foreign minister until his death in 1929. Fiercely nationalistic and monarchist Stresemann did not differ from the main of the German population. He was however educated and incredibly intelligent and it was these qualities which set him apart when he joined the DVP (German People's Party) where he quickly became the Reichstag spokesman for Ludendorff and Hindenburg during World War I.How Stresemann became a staunch supporter of the Weimar republic wo
These were now regarded as inviolable. The USSR had been incredibly displeased by the perceived alignment of Germany against her with the Western Europe states. Stresemann's ability as a diplomat here took on almost legendary status. Stresemann came into power as chancellor during the hard times of hyperinflation. The other achievement of Stresemann was the acceptance of the Young Plan in 1929. Another guarantee of the Plan was the factor of American foreign loans which still upheld the German economy at this point in time. , Republic to Reich : A History Of Germany, 1918-1945, McGraw-Hill, 2000Evans, D & Jenkins, J, Years Of Weimar & The Third Reich, Hodder & Stoughton, 1999Craig, Gordon Alexander, Germany, 1866-1945, Oxford, 1980Jones, Barry, Dictionary Of World Biography, Information Australia, 1998BIOGRAPHY OF GUSTAV STRESEMANN -http://www. Stresemann believed that only through adhering as much as possible to reparation would German be able to rebuild itself as the premier nation in Europe. With his death the greatest period of the Weimar republic came to an end. The money flowing in was diverted to all sectors ; especially those of welfare and public service. , The Origins of The Second World War, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1964Mason, K. It was for his efforts at Larcano that Stresemann would receive his Nobel Peace Prize in conjunction with Briand of France.
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