The Dawes Plan of 1924 was designed to solve which international crisis?
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Correct answer: The cycle of German reparations and Allied war debts
By providing American loans to Germany, the plan allowed Germany to pay reparations to Britain and France, who then repaid their debts to the U.S. This showed how U.S. economic interests forced a degree of international engagement despite political isolationism.
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