Timeline for Weimar Germany

  • German revolution of 1918 and Kaiser Wilhelm II resigns

    German revolution of 1918 and Kaiser Wilhelm II resigns
    The picture shows a newspaper showing Kaiser Wilhelm II loss of power and how he fled to Holland after losing support of his army. Power went to the SPD.
  • Ebert-Groener Pact

    Ebert-Groener Pact
    The picture shows the SPD chancellor Ebert agreeing with Groener a German army general saying they will put down any leftist uprising and the safety of the freikorps.
  • Armistice ending WW I

    Armistice ending WW I
    The picture shows American people celebrating the signing of the armistice which had Germany (SPD party) agreeing to stop fighting and sue for peace.
  • Bavarian Soviet Republic

    Bavarian Soviet Republic
    The flag above is the pure color red representing the soviet uprising in Bavaria, Germany. Kurt Eisner's soviet republic in Bavaria was quickly shut down by the freikorps in the span of a month.
  • Spartacist Revolt

    Spartacist Revolt
    The picture above shows members of the Freikorps aiming their weapons at a left winged revolutionary. This shows how the attempt to set up a communist state in Germany was harshly put down.
  • Formation of the Weimer Constitution/Republic

    Formation of the Weimer Constitution/Republic
    The picture shows the political breakdown of the Weimer republic. Following WWI the national assembly met in Weimer Germany and created the Weimer coalition electing Friedrich Ebert the SPD leader as president.
  • Treaty of Versailles and the results for Germany

    Treaty of Versailles and the results for Germany
    The picture above shows an adaptation of the German signing of the treaty where they were blamed for the war. Germany also had to pay reoperations to the allies paying for the war. Finally Germany could not join the League of Nations.
  • Kapp Putsch

    Kapp Putsch
    The picture shows the Freikorps attempting to overthrow the Weimar republic. They ultimately failed because of poor organization along with strikes from the Berlin workers. Their aim was to reverse the TOV.
  • (red) Ruhr Uprising

    (red) Ruhr Uprising
    The picture shows a map of the Ruhr region of Germany where the left winged workers attempted to upriser against the Weimar system. 1,000 workers were killed by the freikorps.
  • Rapallo Treaty

    Rapallo Treaty
    This picture matches the the Rapallo Treaty because it shows the Germans and Russians meeting together to discuss the terms of the treaty and creating an alliance which is exactly what the treaty is about.
  • Hyperinflation Crisis

    Hyperinflation Crisis
    This picture shows a couple of German citizens carrying boxes of cash to a store most likely to purchase bread or food, this shows the hyperinflation crisis because during this, the currency dropped to such low value, the citizens needed to grab a huge box of money to buy bread.
  • Weimar Golden Age

    Weimar Golden Age
    This picture represents Weimar Golden Age because it shows the diversity through all the colorful clothing and the nice restaurant that the people are eating at represents the prosperity that everyone had during the golden age.
  • Grand Coalition of Weimar Germany

    Grand Coalition of Weimar Germany
    This is an image of the Grand Coalition in Weimar Germany. This coalition was created under Gustav Stressemann. It was meant to bring the parties together and help solve the issues due to the many different political parties.
  • Occupation of Ruhr by France and Belgium

    Occupation of Ruhr by France and Belgium
    This picture represents the Occupation of the Ruhr because it shows a soldier from the occupation threatening a worker that is refusing to work to produce goods for them. This is what happened during the Occupation of the Ruhr when the German government convinced the citizens of Ruhr to go on strike and this angered the French and Belgium government.
  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Beer Hall Putsch
    This picture represents the Beer Hall Putsch because it shows the leader of the event Hitler and his Nazi party stomping into the Feldherrnhalle.
  • Introduction of Rentenmark

    Introduction of Rentenmark
    This picture represents the event because it shows a Rentenmark which is the currency that was introduced during this event to help stable the economy.
  • Dawes Plan

    Dawes Plan
    This picture fits the Dawes plan event because it shows a summary of what the Dawes plan did for Germany.
  • Election of President Von Hindenburg

    Election of President Von Hindenburg
    This picture represents the election of president Von Hindenburg because it shows him dressed in a presidential outfit and looking serious like a leader should be.
  • Locarno Treaty

    Locarno Treaty
    This fits the Locarno treaty because it shows a depiction of Germany, France, and Belgium shaking hands representing how in this treaty, they had agreed on Germany's western frontier being inviolable.
  • Treaty of Berlin with Soviet Union

    Treaty of Berlin with Soviet Union
    This picture shows people from both Germany and Russia signing the Treaty of Berlin. This treaty was signed with the goal of neutrality for between Russia and Germany in the case of a third party attack.
  • German entrance into League of Nations

    German entrance into League of Nations
    This picture shows a representative for Germany at the Locarno Conference allowing Germany to enter the League of Nations. This meant Germany accepted the Treaty of Versailles rules and allowed for many treaties after the entrance of the League of Nations was finalized.
  • Young Plan

    Young Plan
    This picture shows an article from when the Youngplan was first put into place. The Youngplan was a reparations adjustment in regards to the Treaty of Versailles. This reduced the reparations from 6.6 billion to 2 billion. This helped the German economic struggles.
  • .Beginning of Great Depression

    .Beginning of Great Depression
    This image shows men carrying a billboard saying "Jobless men keep going" and "We can't take care of our own". This picture shows how the great depression financially affected countries all around the world, especially Germany due to their pre-existing economic struggles.
  • Von Papen’s deal with Hitler

    Von Papen’s deal with Hitler
    This photograph shows Hitler and Von Papen together. This displays their relationship with each other. Von Papen convinced the Chancellor Hindenburg that Hitler would be easy to control, and putting him in power would allow them to make decisions through him without the public backlash to them directly.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Hitler becomes Chancellor
    This image shows Adolf Hitler being appointed as chancellor. Hindenburg was appointed chancellor after Von Papen had convinced him to appoint Hitler as the new Chancellor. This was due to the political and economic instability in Weimar Germany.