Weimar Republic

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The Weimar Republic was Germany's democratic government from 1919 to 1933, marked by political instability, economic crises, and cultural flourishing before its collapse and replacement by Nazi rule.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
historical state
republic
capital Berlin
characterizedBy cultural flourishing
economic crisis
political instability
constitution Weimar Constitution
continent Europe
conventionalLongName German Empire
surface form: "German Reich"
country Germany
currency Papiermark
Reichsmark
Rentenmark
demographic predominantly German population
endEvent Machtergreifung
Nazi seizure of power
appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
endTime 1933
era interwar period
followedBy Nazi Germany
Third Reich
formOfGovernment federal parliamentary republic
hasIdeology liberal democracy
parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernmentTitle Reich Chancellor
headOfStateTitle President of the Reich
legalSystem civil law
legislativeBody Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
surface form: "Reichstag"
majorOppositionMovement Communism in Germany
Nazism
surface form: "National Socialism"
military Reichswehr
namedAfter Weimar
notableCulturalCenter Berlin
Weimar
notableCulturalMovement Bauhaus
Expressionism
surface form: "German Expressionism"

New Objectivity
officialLanguage German
officialName German Empire
surface form: "Deutsches Reich"
politicalSystem multi-party system
precededBy German Empire
shortName Weimar Republic
significantEvent Beer Hall Putsch
Great Depression
Kapp Putsch
Locarno Treaties
Reichstag fire
Treaty of Versailles
hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
joining the League of Nations
occupation of the Ruhr
signing of the Dawes Plan
signing of the Young Plan
startEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919
abdication of Wilhelm II
adoption of the Weimar Constitution
startTime 1919
succeededByOffice office of Führer in Nazi Germany
upperHouse Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic
surface form: "Reichsrat"

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Stoßtrupp-Hitler activeDuring Weimar Republic
Freikorps soldiers activeIn Weimar Republic
Storm Troopers activeIn Weimar Republic
Hans von Seisser activeInPeriod Weimar Republic
Kurt von Schleicher affiliation Weimar Republic
Eduard Dietl allegiance Weimar Republic
Erhard Raus allegiance Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Georg von Küchler"
Georg-Hans Reinhardt allegiance Weimar Republic
Gerd von Rundstedt allegiance Weimar Republic
Gotthard Heinrici allegiance Weimar Republic
Günther Lütjens allegiance Weimar Republic
Günther von Kluge allegiance Weimar Republic
Hans Langsdorff allegiance Weimar Republic
Heinz Guderian allegiance Weimar Republic
Hermann Hoth allegiance Weimar Republic
Kurt Student allegiance Weimar Republic
Walter Model allegiance Weimar Republic
Walther Nehring allegiance Weimar Republic
Walther von Brauchitsch allegiance Weimar Republic
Walther von Reichenau allegiance Weimar Republic
Wilhelm Keitel allegiance Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb"
Wilhelm von Leeb allegiance Weimar Republic
Weimar Constitution appliedIn Weimar Republic
German Federal Archives archivesPeriod Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Republic era"
Reichsgesetzblatt associatedWithRegime Weimar Republic
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross awardedBy Weimar Republic
Iron Cross 2nd Class awardingState Weimar Republic
Anne Frank birthPlace Weimar Republic
David Hilbert citizenship Weimar Republic
Erich Raeder citizenship Weimar Republic
Heinrich Mann citizenship Weimar Republic
Max Weber citizenship Weimar Republic
Walter Model citizenship Weimar Republic
Walter Ulbricht citizenship Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb"
Barcelona Pavilion commissionedBy Weimar Republic
Catholic Centre Party country Weimar Republic
East Prussia country Weimar Republic
Great General Staff country Weimar Republic
Reichsbank country Weimar Republic
Reichsmarine country Weimar Republic
University of Breslau country Weimar Republic
Alexander Grothendieck countryOfBirth Weimar Republic
Erwin Rommel countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Friedrich Paulus countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Friedrich Paulus"
subject surface form: "Georg von Küchler"
Gerd von Rundstedt countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Gotthard Heinrici countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Karl countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Karl von Rundstedt"
Martin Bormann countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Paul von Hindenburg countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Pinchas Rosen"
Walter Gropius countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Wilhelm Bittrich countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Wilhelm Keitel countryOfCitizenship Weimar Republic
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff countryOfService Weimar Republic
Bayerisches Viertel developedInPeriod Weimar Republic
Kurt von Schleicher employer Weimar Republic
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Wilhelm Frick employer Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Republic government"
Gustav von Kahr era Weimar Republic
Kurt von Schleicher era Weimar Republic
Otto von Lossow era Weimar Republic
The Threepenny Opera firstPerformedIn Weimar Republic
German Customs Union followedBy Weimar Republic
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Third Reich follows Weimar Republic
Sagan formerCountry Weimar Republic
Ernst Röhm hasHistoricalPeriod Weimar Republic
Locarno Era hasKeyParticipant Weimar Republic
Franco-Czechoslovak alliance hasOpponent Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Germany"
Lower Silesia historicalAffiliation Weimar Republic
Catholic Centre Party historicalContext Weimar Republic
völkisch movement historicalContext Weimar Republic
Gleiwitz radio station historicalCountry Weimar Republic
Der Stürmer historicalPeriod Weimar Republic
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Friedrichstraße historicalPeriod Weimar Republic
Greater Berlin Act historicalPeriod Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Republic era"
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SA historicalPeriod Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Sturmabteilung"
Germany historicalPredecessor Weimar Republic
Germans historicalState Weimar Republic
subject surface form: "Silesia"
Silesia historicallyRuledBy Weimar Republic
Reichsmark introducedBy Weimar Republic
Rentenmark introducedBy Weimar Republic
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Enabling Act of 1933 jurisdiction Weimar Republic
Reichsbank jurisdiction Weimar Republic
Reichsmark legalTenderIn Weimar Republic
Reichstag fire location Weimar Republic
Saxony memberOf Weimar Republic
Reichsmarine operatedDuring Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Republic era"
Communist Party of Germany operatedIn Weimar Republic
Dornier Flugzeugwerke operatedIn Weimar Republic
Reichswehr operatedIn Weimar Republic
Heinkel operatedInPeriod Weimar Republic
German National People’s Party opposed Weimar Republic
Kapp Putsch opposedBy Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar government"
Franco-Polish alliance opposedTo Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Germany"
Little Entente opposedTo Weimar Republic
Alsace-Lorraine partOf Weimar Republic
Matthias Erzberger partOf Weimar Republic
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this entity surface form: "government of the Weimar Republic"
Reichswehr partOf Weimar Republic
Schievelbein partOf Weimar Republic
Bertolt Brecht participantIn Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar culture"
Kurt von Schleicher participantIn Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Weimar Republic politics"
Rosa Luxemburg participantIn Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "German Revolution of 1918–1919"
Georg Ratzinger placeOfBirth Weimar Republic
Leah Rabin placeOfBirth Weimar Republic
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing placeOfBirth Weimar Republic
Karl Benz placeOfDeath Weimar Republic
Wilhelm Maybach placeOfDeath Weimar Republic
Zinaida Volkova placeOfDeath Weimar Republic
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Expressionism politicalContext Weimar Republic
German Workers' Party politicalEra Weimar Republic
Kroll Opera House politicalSystemContext Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany precededBy Weimar Republic
Berlin Circle region Weimar Republic
Lausanne Conference of 1932 relatedTo Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "The Weimar Republic (historical studies)"
Reich government replaced Weimar Republic
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Abdication of Wilhelm II replacedBy Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic shortName Weimar Republic
West Prussia sovereignStateAtDissolution Weimar Republic
Mein Kampf subject Weimar Republic
Reich Ministry of Defence subordinateTo Weimar Republic
this entity surface form: "Government of the Weimar Republic"
Reichsbank subordinateTo Weimar Republic
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German Empire successor Weimar Republic
Grand Duchy of Hesse successor Weimar Republic
Prussian Silesia successor Weimar Republic
Bauhaus Weimar timePeriod Weimar Republic
Bavarian police timePeriod Weimar Republic
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Dessau-Törten housing estate timePeriod Weimar Republic
Doctor Faustus timePeriod Weimar Republic
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Spartacist uprising tookPlaceIn Weimar Republic
Deutschlandlied usedAsNationalAnthemOf Weimar Republic
Flag of the Weimar Republic usedBy Weimar Republic
Iron Cross usedBy Weimar Republic
Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin usedByGovernment Weimar Republic
Pfennig usedIn Weimar Republic
Rentenmark usedIn Weimar Republic
RM usedInState Weimar Republic
RM usedUnderRegime Weimar Republic
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Königsberg wasPartOf Weimar Republic
Szczecin wasPartOf Weimar Republic
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