Germany's golden years — and why they didn't last

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Germany's golden years — and why they didn't last

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Between 1924 and 1929, Germany stabilised its currency, secured American loans through the Dawes Plan, joined the League of Nations, and signed the Locarno treaties. Gustav Stresemann transformed Germany's international standing in five years. But the recovery was always fragile - and when Wall Street crashed in 1929, it collapsed within months.

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