Weimar Republic
Annotated Timeline
1919- Formation of the Weimar Republic. Prince Max signed the Treaty of Versailles and a national assembly of Social Democrats met in the city of Weimar and wrote a constitution. The legitimacy of the Republic was questioned throughout its fourteen years in existence.
1920- The Kapp Putsch Uprising. Wolfgang Kapp was a nationalist who led a rightist army to Berlin. The national army would not suppress Kapp’s army because they were fellow soldiers. The Government officials abandoned Berlin. However, a general strike ended the revolt when the economy came to a halt and the uprising ended.
1923- Beer Hall Putsch. This was Hitler’s insurrection in Germany to attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic. With Erich Ludendorff, Hitler and a group of Nazi followers numbering 3000 marched on Munich until violence broke out. Hitler received a five-year sentence in prison; however, he only served eight months.
1924- Dawes Plan. Set war reparations on a constant payment schedule. Also helped Germany by providing them with loans.
1925- Locarno Pact. A treaty among various European countries. This pact set the borders of France, Belgium, and Germany and also guaranteed peace from the Germans. It calmed the fears of neighboring countries around Germany. Germany's signing of this pact led to their admission into the League of Nations. Stresseman was responsible for these foreign policy successes.
1926- Berlin Treaty of ’26. This treaty with the Soviets secured neutrality of either country if attacked by a third power.
1930- The Young Plan. This plan was devised to reduce the amount of war reparations the Germans had to make.
1930 to 1933- Early years in the 1930s the National Socialist Party made gargantuan leaps in the elections and by 1932 they had the most positions for any one party in the Reichstag. In the election of 1930, the NSDAP received twice as many positions than in three previous elections combined, spanned over a four-year period. Weimar Republic, Elections