State
Weimar Republic
Germany in the years 1918/1919–1933
- This boundary
- 1918–1933
- Founded
- 1918
- Ended
- 1933
- Capital
- Berlin
- Government
- semi-presidential system
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism, Reformed Christianity, Catholic Church, Judaism
- Preceded by
- German EmpireSoviet Republic of SaxonySocialist Republic of Germany
- Succeeded by
- Nazi GermanyFree City of Danzig
Overview
The Weimar Republic was a historical period of the German state from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history. The state was officially named the German Reich, but was more commonly referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic. The period's informal name is derived from the city of Weimar,
where the republic's constituent assembly took place. During the interwar period in the Anglophone world, the republic was usually simply called "Germany", with "Weimar Republic" (a term introduced by Adolf Hitler in 1929) not commonly used until the 1930s. The Weimar Republic had a semi-presidential system.
All rulers (4)
- Friedrich Ebert1919–1925
- Paul von Hindenburg1925–1934
- Adolf Hitler1934–1945
- Karl Dönitz1945
Records (11)
- 1918–1919 — Lithuanian–Soviet WarWar
- 1919 — Bayreuth bacon uprisingRebellion
- 1920 — massacre in front of the Reichstag on 13 January 1920Massacre
- 1921 — March ActionRebellion
- 1922 — Treaty of RapalloTreaty
- 1923 — Cuno strikesUprising
- 1923 — Bloody Saturday in EssenMassacre
- 1925 — Locarno TreatiesTreaty
- 1930 — Agreement between HM Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the German Reich regarding the release of property rights and interests of German nationals subject to the charge created in pursuance of the Treaty of VersaillesTreaty
- 1932 — Altona Bloody SundayMassacre
- 1932 — Tenants' strike in Berlin 1932Uprising
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