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    Title

  • Bis in die dritte Generation müßt ihr fronen

  • Physical Description

    1 poster : color, facsimile ; 48 x 72 cm

  • Date

    1929

  • Place of Publication

    Berlin

  • Notes

    Poster is a reproduction from the book "Anschläge : deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit, 1900-1960 ; 122 Blatt in den Druck- und Papierfarben der Originale," cataloged in the LBI Library under call number r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963.

  • Summary

    Poster shows a black and white illustration of a man (possibly mean to represent Owen D. Young, developer of the Young Plan) on an elevation brandishing a whip. Three men (symbolic of three generations: a young man, a middle aged man, and an old man) pull the spokes of a wheel. The title and additional text are in bold red at the top and bottom of the image.

  • Subject

    World War, 1914-1918, Reparations; Reconstruction (1914-1939), Germany; Posters, Facsimiles

  • Genre

    Political posters; Posters

  • Medium

    Posters, German, 1920-1930

  • Part Of

    Anschläge: Deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit 1900-1960, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963

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Biographical/Historical Information

The Dawes Plan of 1924 had a favorable effect on the German economy. Nevertheless, the reparations part of the plan was problematic, mainly because it did not specify exact sums and deadlines for payment. The victors and the defeated therefore developed a new plan in 1929, the Young Plan, which brought financial improvements and lowered German's reparation obligations. The Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) and Deutschnationale Volkspartei (DNVP) viewed the Young Plan as the "Upper Versailles" and opposed the plan. The two parties collect 4 million signatures for a referendum (known as Freiheitsgesetz or "Freedom Act"). This law would renounce all reparations and make it a criminal offense for any German official to cooperate in their collection. Though they received enough votes, the NSDAP and DNVP "Liberty Law" referendum was voted down by the Reichstag.

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Citation

Bis in die dritte Generation müßt ihr fronen, Leo Baeck Institute, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963 [IV.3].