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The end of monarchy in Germany which put the country in a better negotiating position with the victorious democraties.
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The four year war between the Triple Entente and the Central Powers comes to an end, and Germany leaves defeated.
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Attempted coup in Berlin to force a communist regime like that of the Bolsheviks in Russia, but was deterred by the socialist regime.
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A concord with the 3 winning countries from the war impelling Germany to demilitarization, payment for reparations, and land loss in Europe and in Africa.
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In need of a new form of rule, the National Assembly created a new constitution which gave birth to a federal republic.
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The Prussian Prime Minister for the Social Democratic Center Party, offering an alternative to the far right groups like the Nazis, and who achieved greatest stability for the Weimar Republic.
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The German Workers Party, later on led by Hitler, which was based on the principles of repudiating the Treaty of Versailles and of expulsing Jews from German life.
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500 Freikorps (anti-communist soldiers) were sent in a rebellion to overthrow the new Weimar Republic, but did not succeed thanks to the German people who helped the fight by going on strike.
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Nazi Youth Organization which taught children anti-semitism to increase future Nazi party members who would be trained and faithful to the Third Reich.
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He was the Weimar's democratic Jewish foreign minister who participated in the negotiations for the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.
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The German mark lost almost all its value, and people's life savings became worthless.
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Germany failed to pay France their anual reparation debts, so along with Belgium they took what was owed to them under the form of raw materials from the Ruhr, their occupied land.
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Nazi party decides to overthrow the Reichtag because the country seems to be weak due to the economic crisis, but it ended up being a major failure when the Weimar Republic hit back.
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A negotiation mainly with the US to spread debts over a longer period of time so German economy could stabalize itself and rebuild its industry.
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The social democrat President and founder of the Rupublic dies before elections which he was likely to win, letting the conservative nationalist Hindenburg replace him.
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Germany demonstrates its move out of economic depression by movintoward a more normal diplomatic status.
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The German foreign minister signs a pact with the leading world powers which renounces aggressive war, and to settle diferences by peaceful means.
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The impact of the crash made the US reclaim the debts due from Germany quickly, leading Germany into bankruptcy and unemployment.
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An agreement between Germans, Americans, French, and British to expand loan program and, lower reparations payments, allowing the Nazis to gain allies from those who opposed to pay any payments at all.
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The Nazis receive 38% of votes, making them the most popluar party in Germany.
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5 million Germans were jobless due to the repercussions of the Wall Street crash, which eroded support for the Republic.
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This position enabled him to act quickly to destroy democracy and the rights of the individual.
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The Nazis destroyed the Republic by using violence to intimidate their opponents.
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Hitler went against his soldier organization, the SA, and ordered a purge of all its major leaders to gsin popularity with the army and President Hindenburg.
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After the death of HIndenburg, Hitler becomes the supreme leader, and gains the control of the army.
