Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic
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The Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic were a series of parliamentary elections held between 1919 and 1933 that shaped Germany’s fragile interwar democracy and ultimately paved the way for the Nazi seizure of power.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic Context triple: [Catholic Centre Party, participatedIn, Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic]
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German federal election, July 1932
The German federal election of July 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic parliamentary election in which the Nazi Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, dramatically reshaping Germany’s political landscape.
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German presidential election, 1932
The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.
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German presidential election, 1925
The German presidential election of 1925 was the first direct popular vote for the Weimar Republic’s head of state, resulting in the victory of conservative war hero Paul von Hindenburg over pro-republican candidates.
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Weimar National Assembly
The Weimar National Assembly was the democratically elected German constitutional convention of 1919 that drafted and adopted the Weimar Constitution, laying the foundations of the Weimar Republic after World War I.
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Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic
The Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic was the federal council representing the German states in the legislative process of the Weimar-era parliamentary democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic Target entity description: The Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic were a series of parliamentary elections held between 1919 and 1933 that shaped Germany’s fragile interwar democracy and ultimately paved the way for the Nazi seizure of power.
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A.
German federal election, July 1932
The German federal election of July 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic parliamentary election in which the Nazi Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, dramatically reshaping Germany’s political landscape.
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B.
German presidential election, 1932
The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.
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C.
German presidential election, 1925
The German presidential election of 1925 was the first direct popular vote for the Weimar Republic’s head of state, resulting in the victory of conservative war hero Paul von Hindenburg over pro-republican candidates.
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D.
Weimar National Assembly
The Weimar National Assembly was the democratically elected German constitutional convention of 1919 that drafted and adopted the Weimar Constitution, laying the foundations of the Weimar Republic after World War I.
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E.
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic
The Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic was the federal council representing the German states in the legislative process of the Weimar-era parliamentary democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election series ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
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presidential emergency decrees ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
coalition governments
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multi-party system ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| context |
Great Depression
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Treaty of Versailles ⓘ aftermath of World War I ⓘ hyperinflation in the early 1920s ⓘ |
| country | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects | Reichstag of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nazi seizure of power ⓘ |
| hasPart |
German federal election, 1919
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German federal election, December 1924 ⓘ German federal election, July 1932 ⓘ German federal election, June 1920 ⓘ German federal election campaign of March 1933 ⓘ
surface form:
German federal election, March 1933
German federal election, May 1924 ⓘ German federal election, 1928 ⓘ
surface form:
German federal election, May 1928
German federal election, November 1932 ⓘ German federal election, 1930 ⓘ
surface form:
German federal election, September 1930
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| historicalSignificance |
central to the failure of Weimar democracy
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paved the way for the Nazi dictatorship ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| location | Germany ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParties |
Communist Party of Germany
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Nazi Party ⓘ
surface form:
National Socialist German Workers' Party
|
| majorParties |
Centre Party (Germany)
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German Democratic Party ⓘ German National People’s Party ⓘ
surface form:
German National People's Party
German People's Party ⓘ Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 20 ⓘ |
| partOf | political history of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | elections to the Reichstag of the German Empire ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
frequent changes of government
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increased use of presidential cabinets ⓘ weak parliamentary majorities ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
collapse of centrist coalitions
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decline of the Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ fragmentation of the party system ⓘ growth of extremist parties ⓘ rise of the Nazi Party ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Weimar Republic elections
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German federal election, 1919
this entity surface form:
Reichstag elections
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2nd Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
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Weimar Republic electoral history
this entity surface form:
Reichstag election