The statement about the Golden Years of the Weimar Republic is definitely to some extent true. The Weimar Republic grew in strength by virtue of Gustav Stresemann and his intervention, the introduction of a new currency and a cultural blast however there were still a number of factors holding Germany back. Opposition from the Left and Right, coalition governments and the introduction of the fuhrer principle were great obstacles to the country’s development.
The foreign policy played an important role in the Weimar Republic. Stresemann, one of the most influential politicians in the years, set three main goals to complete in order to help Germany; set aside reparation problems, make life easier for the Germans living abroad and achieve alteration of the eastern borders. The completion of such targets however, meant adjustments and international agreements with Germany’s former foes. In 1925 Stresemann signed The Locarno Treaties with France, Italy and Britain securing Germany western borders, even though the eastern borders were left unresolved. The next year, in 1926, Germany was accepted in the League of Nations, meaning it again gained the ability to exert its influence on a global scale. In the year 1928 Germany finally signed the Kellogg-Briand pact which had the purpose of making nations stop using war as a tool of national policy. Nevertheless the most substantial agreement for Germany was the Young Plan; it reduced German reparations to two thirds and resulted the Allied troops leaving the Rhineland. The following arrangements helped Germany receive back its position and partly the reputation in Europe, however most of the ordinary Germans were not pleased with the decisions made as they saw them supporting the abhorred Treaty of Versailles.
The economy in the Weimar Republic Germany also had its positive and negative features. Stresemann stabilized the currency, therefore