What we now call the weimar republic came to an end on 23 march 1933, when chancellor adolf hitler installed the. Its early years are marked by high unemployment and rampant inflation. Without this inherent weakness, the weimar republic struggles on. On the 11th of november, 1919, at the palace of versailles in france, the treaty of versailles between the allies and the central powers was finally signed and all fighting ceased. A series of a4 sheets i have displayed, in the form of a timeline, to help students understand the chronology of the weimar republic. It gave both men and women over the age of 20 the right to vote on a president and a. Adolf hitler arrived with armed stormtroopers, jumped onto a table, fired two shots in the air and told the audience that the national revolution had begun. It was a sort of security blanket government, based on ancient german traditions of social democracy and constitutional government, and the rule of law. The weimar government was hated for signing the treaty and. The basis of german prosperity in the late 1920s was precarious, as it was largely dependent on foreign credits. Interactive timeline of the weimar republic weimar and nazi. The city of weimar, a traditional center of german culture removed from the crisis of berlin, was chosen as a safe place to draft a new constitution, which was signed on august 11, 1919. The timeline starts diverging when wolfgang kapp decides to hold a rousing speech at the reichstag instead of trying to stage a coup.
Rosa luxemburg presents a foundation program for the newly formed communist party of germany kpd, which calls for armed revolution. A photograph showing volunteers serving in the freikorps in 191819. Suitable as a starter or as a revision carousel task. The aim of the weimar republic was to essentially rebuild the shattered german government after the first world war. There was a revolt by the freikorps anti communist ex ww1 soldiers treaty of versailles caused an economic crisis. The weimar republic is an unofficial historical designation for the german state from 1918 to 1933. By the fall of the weimar republic and rise of the nazi party, germany became known as nazi germany between 1933 and 1945.
If you look at stamps issued in 191932 youll find that they say deutsches reich. Timeline of the weimar republic timetoast timelines. The weimar republic is so called because the assembly that adopted its constitution met at weimar from 6 february 1919 to 11 august 1919, but this name only became mainstream after 1933. This interactive timeline of the weimar republic covers many of the key events and is incredibly user friendly.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. Interactive timeline of the weimar republic weimar and. The expression weimar republic is a nickname which only came into use after the republic had collapsed. Weimar republic history revision spartacus educational. The german weimar republic constitutional rights foundation. The weimar republic was germanys government from 1919 to 1933, the period after world war i until the rise of nazi germany. Sections include timeline german revolution beer hall putsch inflation spartakist rising league of nations. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. Peoples savings were wiped out causing widespread discontent and civil unrest. The weimar republic was a fledgling democracy and great economic problems. This data collection contains electoral and demographic data at several levels of aggregation kreis, landregierungsberzirk, and wahlkreis for germany in the weimar republic period of 19191933. The weimar republic is a timeline where the weimar german republic lasts and does not fall to the national socialist movements of the time, and survives to this day the short of this timeline is that the cuno government falls in 1922, replaced by gustav stresemann, who negotiates a more favorable reparation scheme, allowing the german economy to stabilize more quickly.
A brief history of the weimar republic temple of zagan. The outstanding feature of this period was the polarization between the unprecedented integration of the jews in every sphere of life, and the. The weimar republic began printing money in denominations of billions and trillions. Why did the weimar republic culminate in the third reich. The official name of the republic remained deutsches reich german reich.
Weimarer republik, also known as the versailles government, was a jewish regime which existed in germany from 1919 to 1933 with borders fixed by the treaty of versailles. The weimar republic outline of dates facing history and. It was named after the town of weimar where germanys new government was formed by a national assembly after kaiser wilhelm ii abdicated. The name derives frae the ceety o weimar, whaur its constitutional assemmly first teuk place. The german army launches the spring offensive, a final major offensive to break through the western front in northern france and belgium. Weimar republic, the government of germany from 1919 to 1933, so called because the assembly that adopted its constitution met at weimar from february 6 to august 11, 1919. Below you can find a list of important events related to the weimar republic in germany.
See the fact file below for more information on the nazi germany or alternatively, you can download our 20page nazi germany worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. He aimed to extinguish all record and memory of it. Artists tried out modern ideas and used new things like film. Excite and challenge pupils with this interactive power point presentation.
View the interactive timeline of the weimar republic. The weimar constitution the weimar republic 19181929. What we now call the weimar republic came to an end on 23 march 1933, when chancellor adolf hitler installed the enabling act, which established the third reich. The name given to the government in germany established after wwi and ending with hitlers ascension to power in 1933. The weimar republic was set up as a representative democracy which tried to give genuine power to all german adults. The weimar republic history bibliographies cite this for me. Despite the significance of weimar, it was never taught in any of my history classes back. The abdication of emperor william ii on november 9, 1918, marked the end of the german empire. Normal events of the weimar republic and its prehistory. The game follows a timeline of 15 years 19191933 with two rounds in each.
The weimar republic has been described by many historians as the crucible in which the roots of national socialism were forged. Although characterized by economic depression, political factionism and social decline, weimar germany also experienced a profound cultural growth. In other words, lets say the german government had to pay a billion marks. This nazi germany timeline includes critical dates that led to the rise and fall of the third reich, the holocaust, and the beginning of world war 2. A timeline of the weimar republic is an excellent way of providing pupils with an overview of events. If the weimar republic had survived indefinitely without any extremists left or right coming to power, how would that have effected the future of european colonialism in africa and south east asia. Learn more about the history and significance of the weimar republic in this article.
Timeline extends for duration of weimar period, with a recall question for each event to complete. In february the assembly elected friedrich ebert as the republics first president. The weimar republic, hyperinflation, and how they paved the. In a plebiscite vote held in the border region of upper silesia, the people elect to remain part of germany. Weimar republic the end of the weimar republic britannica. The weimar republic, officially the german reich and also referred to as the. I am of course, thinking particularly about wwii not happening at all. The weimar republic was a shortlived democratic government of germany, which began in 1919 and ended in 1933. The game follows a timeline of 15 years 19191933 with two rounds in each year. The date given in parentheses is the date of the source, rather than the period or events the source describes.
The name derives from the city of weimar, where its constitutional assembly first took place. This collection of weimar republic documents and extracts was compiled by alpha history authors. The name derives from the city of weimar, where its const. The weimar republic 191833 after students have completed both parts of the computer simulation, their factual recall can be measured using this 25question test. This weimar timeline charts the chronology of the weimar republic, dating the prehistory before the adoption of the actual weimar constitution. The weimar republic facts about germany interactive timeline. The below is not written by me, but rather a series of posts by an anon on 4chan that goes into an abridged history of the weimar republic, which existed in germany between the first and second world war. Germany weimar republic the german people in 1919 elected a national assembly. In order to do this, they successfully brought in a new form of currency which. It is named after the city of weimar, where a national assembly convened to produce a new constitution after the german monarchy was abolished following the nations defeat in world war i. View the interactive timeline of the weimar republic preweimar events of note.
At weimar it drew up a constitution for a democratic republic, and friedrich ebert was elected the first president. It can be used as a personalised independent learning module which enables pupils to cover gcse 91 content on weimar germany using the differentiated work booklet but can also be used as a revision resource or a teaching resource via a data projector or interactive whiteboard. Mar 20, 2017 a simpletouse revision task for germany 191845 courses. It is called the weimar republic because the constitution assembly has their meetings at the place called weimar. Weimar republic timeline display teaching resources. The institution of the weimar republic in 1919 intended to create the best democracy possible in germany. History key stage 4 teaching resources weimar germany.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Conditions that prevented the success of the weimar republic. Weimar government timeline munich beer hall putschon november 8th, 1923, the bavarian government held a meeting in a munich beer hall. During this time, adolf hitler and the nazis controlled all aspects of german life. Weimar republic 1918 1933 a new era in the history of german jewry began when imperial germany collapsed and was replaced by the democratic regime of the weimar republic.
This weimar republic timeline includes significant political, economic and social events in germany between the start of 1921 to the end of 1923. A billion marks could, at one time, have been worth a billion dollars, but when you print a billion marks and just throw them out there, then a billion marks is worth ten cents. Are there any good movies about the weimar republic and. Despite its notable achievements with a few national policies, its inability to address sociopolitical weaknesses contributed to its collapse. The new republic faced enormous challenges, as germany had been thrown into political, social, and economic turmoil by the war, the collapse of the empire, and the terms of the peace treaty. They used a voting system called proportional representation the social democratic party won 38% of the vote and 163 seats, the catholic centre party won 20% of the vote and 91 seats and. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on thursday, november 5, 2015. October 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message. The weimar republic, germanys 12year experiment with democracy, came to.
In 1919 austrian artist raoul haussmann 18861971 found an image in the berlin illustrated news berliner illustrirte zeitung, a seemingly innocuous photographic portrait of the defense minister reichswehrminister of the newly formed weimar republic, gustav noske. The weimar republic established in 1919 ended in 1933 with the rise of the nazi party. The last days of world war i and the spartacist revolt. Weimar republic, the government of germany from 1919 to 1933. Money became so worthless that children could play with stacks of it. Weimar republic is the name given to the german government between the end of. June night of the long knives january hitler becomes chancellor. This weimar republic timeline includes significant political, economic and social events in germany from late 1918 to the end of 1920.
The weimar republic was first proclaimed on november 9,1918, by the social democratic leadership. Also called the judenrepublik jews republic the weimar republic was formalized in february 1919 by a national assembly of the communist party of. Theres not really a lot to say about this interactive timeline. The culture of the weimar republic the positive achievements of the weimar republic are easily overlooked.
Dec 06, 20 a timeline of the weimar republic is an excellent way of providing pupils with an overview of events. The period of german history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the weimar republic pronounced vyemar, and in german it is known as the weimarer republik. However, it had major flaws that contributed to its downfall in 193334. The weimar republic and revolt 191823 mount holyoke. The independent social democratic party of germany, which had split from the spd during the war, won 8 percent of the vote.
Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Oct 11, 20 a series of a4 sheets i have displayed, in the form of a timeline, to help students understand the chronology of the weimar republic. Weimar republic simple english wikipedia, the free. These are the sources and citations used to research the weimar republic. Weimar republic topics alpha historys weimar republic website contains a number of topic pages, containing detailed but concise summaries of important events and concepts. France, belgium occupy the ruhr over failed reparation payments. War and revolution german history in documents and images. The weimar republic was the main governing body in germany before, during and immediately after wwi.
The weimar republic history bibliographies cite this. These topic pages have been written by alpha history authors. The weimar republic was the new system of democratic government established in germany following the collapse of the second reich the first elections for the new republic were held on the 19 january 1919. This timeline stops when hitler establishes the third reich. Use the following timeline to place key events during the weimar republic within the context of the readings and primary source resources on this site. This weimar republic timeline includes significant political, economic and social events in germany in 192933. Cabaret 1972 american musical film directed by bob fosse and starring liza minnelli, michael york and joel grey.
The weimar republic issues of the weimar republic gcse history in this video, we look at how the weimar republic was set up and the issues associated with it. Weimar republic simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ebert tried to unite the whole of germany after world war one. The weimar republic was a democratic republic constitution which was formed after the german revolution in november 1918. The weimar republic timeline facing history and ourselves. Modern weimar republic timeline by jessica unwin on prezi.
When these dried up and the loans already made were called in, germany was plunged into a slump more severe than that experienced by any other country. One of the first problems that the weimar republic faced was hyperinflation. The republic was weakened by its own inability to solve political conflict within germany social democrats and the communist party and article 48, which gave the president absolute power in case of emergency. Are there any good movies about the weimar republic and the. Without funds, the government could not pay its reparations or sustain its unemployment and other socialspending programs. The weimar republic issues of the weimar republic gcse. It was also a time when the arts flourished and germans experienced great social freedom.
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