Weimar Germany KEY DATES 1918 - 1933

Question 1

November 9th 1918

Answer 1

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates. Imperial Germany ends, and 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱.

Question 2

November 11th 1918

Answer 2

WWI ends.

The 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (democracy) 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿. They are accused of being unpatriotic and for not standing for the nation - the “stab in the back myth”

Question 3

January 4th-15th 1919

Answer 3

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: a communist group leads an uprising in Berlin in an attempt to overthrow the new government. The uprising was suppressed and the leaders of the revolt executed.

Question 4

January 19th 1919

Answer 4

The first elections are held in the Weimar Republic. 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

Question 5

February 11th 1919

Answer 5

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 of the Weimar Republic.

Question 6

June 28th 1919

Answer 6

The Weimar government signs the 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀. The consequences for Germany are severe, adding to the unpopularity of the government.

Opposition towards the German government is increasing, and it’s becoming more unstable.

Question 7

July 31st 1919

Answer 7

The 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is formally passed by the National Assembly, outlining how the nation is to be governed under the new Republic.

Question 8

March 1920

Answer 8

The 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵: a group of right-wing politicians and soldiers lead an uprising against the Weimar government in Berlin. The uprising fails as trade unions call a general strike, bringing the city to a halt.

Question 9

November 1923

Answer 9

The 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempt a takeover of Germany

Question 10

December 1923

Answer 10

𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: by the end of 1923, the nation has spiralled into economic crisis. 4.2 trillion German marks are needed to buy $1.

Question 11

1924 - 1929 (overall events)

Answer 11

• 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, and there are 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵 (𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 against the Weimar government
• 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 as political parties cooperate with one another (there were six between 1924 - 1929)
• Germany experiences a period of economic recovery e.g 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟰𝟬% 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟱 - 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟱)

Question 12

August 1924

Answer 12

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻: Gustav Stresemann, Finance Minister of the Weimar Republic, negotiates the Dawes Plan with America and the other Allied powers. The plans include US loans to help Germany recover economically.

Question 13

1923 - 1929

Answer 13

The “𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” (Stresemann)

A time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. Germany recover.

Question 14

September 1926

Answer 14

Germany 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Question 15

May 1928

Answer 15

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: political parties in favour of Weimar Republic receive 𝟳𝟲% of the votes, demonstrating the public’s support for democracy.

Question 16

October 1929

Answer 16

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵: following the collapse of the US stock market, America stops renewing foreign loans and recalls in loans from abroad. The impact on the German economy is detrimental and the nation spirals into an 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. By 1933, 1/3 of the German workforce are unemployed.

This instability within Germany and the government also contributes to growth of Nazis.

Question 17

July 31st 1932

Answer 17

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: the Nazi Party (NSDAP) receive 𝟯𝟳.𝟰% of votes, making them the largest political party in the Reichstag.

Question 18

January 30th 1933

Answer 18

Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.

Question 19

August 1934

Answer 19

Adolf Hitler establishes his dictatorship of Germany.