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Depicting protests over the leadership of Germany, this image demonstrates the varied advocation for left-wing vs. right wing political leadership in the German Revolution, with the Communist symbol being held up by a citizen.
Kaiser Wilhelm resigned on November 9, 1918. -
Portraying Friedrich Ebert and the official name of the Weimar Republic, this image displays the significance of the Social Democratic Party (which Ebert was the leader of) in the creation of the Weimar Republic.
The Weimar Constitution was signed on August 11, 1919. -
The image of Ebert with other Army officials demonstrates Ebert’s attempts to stabilize the Weimar Republic by aligning with the right-wing led military, angering left-wing parties such as the USPD. -
This image of a newspaper conveys the transition from the armistice ending WWI into the immediate chaos regarding German leadership. -
Due to the SPD aligning with the Freikorps and the right-wing Army to put down the Spartacist Revolt, the KPD felt betrayed by the moderate left and “stabbed in the back”, as the image portrays. Many KPD members refused to forgive the betrayal of the SPD. -
This is an image of the flag symbolizing the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic. While the blue and white convey the traditional colors of Bavaria’s blue sky and clouds, the added red star symbolizes Communism, a color associated with the ideology. -
This cartoon represents Germany being given the Treaty of Versailles and how Germany was blamed for WWI. -
The image depicts the day of the attempted coup known as Kapp Putsch. -
The image depicts the workers making their way to fight against the trained army and Freikorps. -
This image shows both leaders of Germany and Russia who signed the treaty in Rapallo, Italy. -
This depicts workers going on strike as they decided to follow through with passive resistance as they didn’t want to work for foreign cause. -
This chart compares the value that a German Mark has compared to the U.S. Dollar leading up to the crisis. -
Serving as the NSDAP figurehead, the image depicts the influence of Hitler in the attempted coup to seize German governmental power. -
The image symbolizes the ties between the Rentenmark and gold, giving the currency more stable values for the German economy. -
Popular during the Golden Age, the image depicts dancers from a Weimar Germany Cabaret, capturing the essence of the nightlife and party culture. -
The chart displays the cyclical nature of the reorganized reparations payment’s by the Dawes Plan. -
The image underscores the agreement between Hindenburg and Hitler, and its role in Hitler’s rise to power. -
The political cartoon displays how the Locarno Treaty provided some semblance of peace yet excluded the eastern borders of Germany. -
the picture shows the German and Soviet representatives ready to sign the Treaty of Berlin. -
The picture shows the press the followed the entrance of Germany into the League of Nations. -
Image depicts how the Grand Coalition was comprised of SPD, DNVP, Z, KPD, DVP, and DDP of the first type of Democracy, however didn't last. -
Due to the stock market crash in October 1929, Wall Street was sent into panic and people were left unemployed. -
This shows the impact the Young Plan had between the Allies, Germany, and the U.S. -
After being replaced by Von Schleicher, Von Papen then goes to Hitler and sparks the deal where he will help Hitler gain power with him being the vice chancellor. -
This political cartoon depicts Hitler on the shoulders of President Hindenburg and Franz Von Papen, symbolizing how Hitler rose to power from the clandestine deals between the two figures.