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Under the leadership of Friedrich Ebert, after the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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Defeated by Freikorps troops.
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Because of violence in Berlin
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In elections for the new national assembly
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By all parties
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The National Socialist German Workers’ Party
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A 25-point statement listing its beliefs, value and agenda.
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An attempt to seize Berlin launched by a small group of ex-soldiers and nationalists, fails.
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Socialist parties win almost 40 per cent of votes and seats.
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Voelkischer Beobachter.
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After gate-crashing a meeting of a rival political group.
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For his for his disturbing the peace offence of September 1921.
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After Germany defaults on several reparations payments.
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After the government orders massive print runs of banknotes. Prices rise by huge amounts every day, while many Germans lose their savings and cash investments.
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300 million marks to the Soviet Union.
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An attempt to seize control of the Bavarian government.
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By police and army units. Adolf Hitler, Ernst Rohm and others are arrested.
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A supporter of hitler
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(‘The German Banner, Black Red Gold’) is formed by SPD and liberal politicians, as a republican form of the Freikorps. Its objective was to protect the Republic from political extremism.
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Given considerable freedom by the trial judges, Hitler uses the hearing as an opportunity to deliver a political speech, condemning the Weimar Republic and its leaders.
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Five years in prison and a fine of 200 marks.
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For the German National People’s Party (DNVP, up 24 seats to 95) and the Communist Party (KPD, up 58 seats to 62). NSDAP members, running as the National Socialist Freedom Movement (NSFB), win a total of 32 seats.
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World War I admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
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With a new cabinet still made up of political liberals and moderates.
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Which is scheduled to come into effect in September.
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Following a month of inaction, stalemate and division over the Dawes Plan.
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Produces an increase for the SPD (131 seats).
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After serving less than nine months of his five-year sentence.
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After calling for further negotiation with the Allies over reparation and the Ruhr. Marx is replaced by cabinet member Hans Luther.
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From influenza and appendicitis. He dies five days later.
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With hitler as "member number 1"
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To non-NSDAP members for 2 years
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Sees new nominee Paul von Hindenburg (48 per cent of the vote) defeat Wilhelm Marx (45 per cent).
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The withdrawal is complete by the following month.
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Around 10,000 copies are sold in the first year.
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These treaties secure Germany’s borders and improve relations with other European states.
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The Reichstag passes a vote of no confidence in Hans Luther, forcing him to resign as chancellor. The catalyst for this was Luther’s decision to give the old German imperial flag equal status with the new republican flag.
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A five-year non-aggression pact.
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Providing welfare support funded by employer and employee contributions.
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of 300 million marks
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allowing certain books, art works and films to be prohibited. This law contradicted the Weimar constitution, which explicitly prohibits censorship.
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Bringing in four nationalists as ministers.
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Providing welfare support funded by employer and employee contributions.
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With a speech asserting that Germany was not responsible for causing World War I.
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Former military chief Wilhelm Groener is appointed to the Weimar cabinet as defence minister. He retains this position for more than four years.
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(up 22 Reichstag seats to 153) and a loss for the nationalist DNVP (down 30 seats to 73). The NSDAP wins 12 seats, dropping two from the previous election.
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The May election causes the collapse of another Reichstag coalition and the resignation of Chancellor Wilhelm Marx.
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With SPD politician Hermann Muller as chancellor. This government lasts almost two years.
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A multilateral agreement not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts.