Summative Timeline

German Revolution of 1918 and Kaiser Wilhelm II Resigns

Nov 9, 1918

This is a picture of a newspaper with the headline of the Kaiser resigning because this was a very big and important event so it is a picture of the entire newspaper to show how big it was.

Ebert-Groener Pact

Nov 10, 1918

This is a picture of hands shaking with people in the background as shaking hands represents a pact, and all the people in the background show that this pact affected a lot of people.

Armistice ending WW I

Nov 11, 1918

This picture only shows the large words of WW1 being over as it is an extremely big and important thang that WW1 has ended.

Spartacist Revolt

1919

This picture was chosen as all the dust floating around with all the people together and one leader above them all really emphasizes the chaos and violence in this revolt.

Bavarian Soviet Republic

1919

This picture was chosen as it has a lot of people standing together, and republics involve people working together like that.

Treaty of Versailles and the results for Germany

Jun 28, 1919

This shows a lot of people inside at tables together as a lot of people signed the treaty and were involved in it.

Formation of Weimar Republic/Constitution

Aug 11, 1919

This shows a few people standing in front of a lot as it took a few people to make this which changed the lives of very many.

Hyperinflation Crisis

1920

This shows people stacking their stuff as things are a lot more expensive so they have to take care of their money and what they own.

Kapp Putsch

Mar 13, 1920

This shows just three people talking in an ally as this was a mischievous plan that affected a lot of people, and was made by just a few.

(Red) Ruhr Uprising

Mar 13, 1920

Shows four people with weapons in front of a lot of people scattered as this uprising consists of many people all doing their own thing for the same cause.

Election of President von Hindenburg

Jun 6, 1920

This photo was chosen because as president, he is the sole leader, so it is a picture of just him, the sole leader.

Rapallo Treaty

Apr 16, 1922

This is a photo of multiple people crowding around a table to sign the treaty as it is a very important landmark, so people are crowding and making a big deal in the photo, as it is a big deal.

Grand Coalition of Weimar Germany

1923

This was chosen as it is a set of a few people sitting side by side in chairs to show these are very important people that rule together.

Occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium

Jan 11, 1923

This gigantic organized crowd shows how hard it was to occupy and take over Ruhr, and how it is forced with war/violence.

Introduction of Rentenmark

Oct 15, 1923

This is a picture of the currency introduced, it is just showing what it looked like.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

The different levels that people are on in this photo with all the violence shows the various and high levels of violence in this plan that ran through the towns.

Weimar Golden Age

1924

One of the only pictures in color in order to standout that it is a real "Golden Age" or the best time period of an era. And is a great painting representing what good there was in this time.

Dawes Plan

Aug 16, 1924

This is chosen as it is a cartoon that represents the way in which Germany got by in paying back for WW1 through the Dawes plan.

Locarno Treaty

Oct 5, 1925

This was an extremely important treaty, which is why the cartoon chosen shows people lining up to sign it as it was so big, and that is why the photo was chosen.

German entrance into League of Nations

1926

This picture shows a ton of people sitting together in the League to show how big of a league and how extremely important it is for Germany to have joined it, with so many countries also in it.

Treaty of Berlin with Soviet Union

Apr 24, 1926

This picture shows a bunch of people on the same side of the table to sign a treaty, this was chosen as all the people on the same side shows how they are on the same side/allies with the Soviet Union in this treaty.

Young Plan

1929

This picture was chosen as it shows people sitting with the Young-Plan, which is basically what happens in people doing it.

Beginning of Great Depression

Oct 24, 1929

This was chosen as all the people standing together in lines, visually upset, really shows the loss and depressing nature beginning in the Great Depression.

Hitler becomes Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler was a authoritarian leader that singly ruled over Germany, alone, so a solo picture of him was chosen as he ruled alone and was powerful.

Von Papen’s deal with Hitler

Jul 20, 1933

This picture shows just them two in an alley making the deal as it makes it seem shady and like it would affect the entire country, and it did.