Stresemann's Economic Recovery

This is a lesson designed for a mixed ability GCSE class.

Starter: Students need to write on a post-it note a problem that Germany had in 1923 (by the end of the lesson they should be able to decide whether that problem was sorted or not)

Main Lesson:

(i) Students will need to research Stresmann’s economic policies (information sheet called Gustav Stresemann’s economic changes). With this then need to fill out their flow chart.

(ii) Students will then need to do the card sort (first they need to take out what isn’t economic [this card sort will be used for 3 lessons that I will add to TES]). They need to decide if the information was a success or failure (economically). As an extension, students need to collect the Dawes Plan information and question sheet to complete (allow for all students to do this - if they finish early get them to copy out the Dawes Plan cycle).

(iii) Students then need to copy the triangle of prosperity as well as the Dawes plan cycle.

(iv) Show students the video on slide 6 to consolidate information.

Plenary : Get students to re-evaluate their post-it notes and decide whether or not the problems still exist.