Great Depression By AKKM01 1914 4.2 marks equaled 1 U.S. dollar. 1919 Treaty Of Versailles 1921 The new German republic made its first payment. Period: 1921 to 1924 French government to demand strict enforcement of the Treaty of Versailles. 1923 The ratio had reached an incredible 4.2 trillion marks to equal 1 dollar. 1924 The Dawes Plan 1924 V.I Lenin Dies 1925 Treaty of Locarno Period: 1926 to 1953 Stalinist Government 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact 1929 Great Depression Started 1932 The worst year of the Depression