Dawes Plan

(noun)

A 1924 plan to end the Ruhr occupation and reorganize the system of reparations imposed on Germany in the aftermath of World War I.

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Examples of Dawes Plan in the following topics:

  • War Debts and Reparations

    • In response to the crisis, the Dawes Committee, chaired by Charles G.
    • Dawes,   proposed a plan in 1924.
    • The Dawes Plan ended the occupation of the Ruhr region and reorganized German payments, which contributed to some level of stabilization of the German economy.  
    • The Dawes Plan managed to end a major international crisis and Germany was able to meet its payment requirements.
    • Describe Germany's reparations following World War I, including the Dawes and Young Plans, and their effect on the German economy.

  • The Dawes Act and Indian Land Allotment

    • The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and again in 1906 by the Burke Act.
    • The Dawes Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Henry L.
    • Dawes of Massachusetts.
    • The Dawes Commission, set up under an Indian Office appropriation bill in 1893, was created, not to administer the Dawes Act, but to attempt to get the Five Civilized Tribes, which were excluded under the Dawes Act, to agree to an allotment plan.
    • Summarize the effects of the Dawes Act on Native American society

  • American Indian Policy

    • The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and again in 1906 by the Burke Act.
    • The Dawes Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Henry L.
    • Dawes of Massachusetts.
    • The stated objective of the Dawes Act was to stimulate assimilation of Indians into American society.
    • The Dawes Commission, set up under an Indian Office appropriation bill in 1893, was created, not to administer the Dawes Act, but to attempt to get the Five Civilized Tribes, which were excluded under the Dawes Act, to agree to an allotment plan.

  • The Republican Era

  • Harding's Policies

    • Harding appointed Charlie Dawes, known for being an effective financier, as the first director of the Bureau of the Budget.

  • The Election of 1924

    • Dawes of Ohio, topped the polls in 35 states, leaving the electoral vote for Davis in only 12 states.

  • The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

    • The Plan was largely the creation of State Department officials such as George F.
    • The Marshall Plan was originally scheduled to end in 1953.
    • American Republicans hostile to the plan had also gained seats in the 1950 Congressional elections, and conservative opposition to the plan was revived.
    • One of a number of posters created to promote the Marshall Plan in Europe.
    • Assess the role of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan in the escalating Cold War

  • The Virginia and New Jersey Plans

    • The New Jersey plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress both elected with apportionment according to population.
    • Large states supported this plan and smaller states generally opposed it.
    • The plan proposed:
    • Ultimately, the Virginia Plan was used, but some ideas from the New Jersey Plan were added.
    • House of Representatives, apportioned by population as desired by the Virginia Plan, and the Senate, granted equal votes per state as desired by the New Jersey Plan.

  • The Healthcare Plan of 1993

    • The Clinton health care plan was a 1993 healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of President Bill Clinton and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
    • However, opposition to the reform plan was heavy from conservatives, libertarians, and the health insurance industry.
    • Democrats, instead of uniting behind the President's original proposal, offered a number of competing plans of their own.
    • The Clinton health plan required each U.S. citizen and permanent resident alien to become enrolled in a qualified health plan and forbade their dis-enrollment until covered by another plan.
    • It listed the minimum coverage and maximum annual out-of-pocket expenses for each plan.

  • The Albany Congress and the Intercolonial Defense

    • Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the seven colonies that greatly exceeded the scope of the congress.
    • The original plan was heavily debated by all who attended the conference, and numerous modifications were proposed until the plan proceeded to be passed unanimously.
    • The delegates voted approval of a plan that called for a union of 12 colonies.
    • The Union Plan included all of the British colonies in North America, except Delaware and Georgia.
    • The plan was also rejected by the Colonial Office.