Weimar Timeline

Question 1

1919

Answer 1

New government faces a revolution from the Sparticists. The Freikorps are called to put them down

Question 2

1920

Answer 2

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

Question 3

1921

Answer 3

The Freikorps stage their own revolution led by Kapp - leave after people go on strike

Question 4

1923

Answer 4

Munich Putsch - Hitler rounds up men from beer halls, but is defeated by the army and imprisoned

Question 5

1924 (1)

Answer 5

Stresemann is elected as chancellor - changes currency to Rentenmark (which reduces hyperinflation)

Question 6

1924 (2)

Answer 6

Dawes Plan - Germany gets a loan from the USA

Question 7

1925

Answer 7

Locarno Pact - Won’t try and change Germany’s boarders, and agree to demilitarisation in the Rhineland

Question 8

1926 (1)

Answer 8

Germany is invited to join the League of Nations and accepts

Question 9

1926 (2)

Answer 9

New culture - not as traditional

Question 10

1928

Answer 10

Stresemann signs the Kellogg Briande Pact - Germany won’t go to war

Question 11

1929

Answer 11

The Young Plan gives Germany another 58 years to pay back reparations