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Weimar and Nazi Germany
1918
Armistice (Agreement to stop fighting) signed Nov 11 1919
Old Reichstag suspended, 6 moderate politicians named to form the Council of
People's Representatives Nov 10
Women given the right to vote and election Nov 1918
Max Von Baden handed office to Friedrich Ebert 9 Nov 1918
Kaiser's Abdication 9 Nov 1918
The German Revolution Nov 1918-1919
End of WW1
1919
DAP founded in Munich by Drexler Feb 1919
New constitution - Weimar Germany 11 Aug 1919
Ebert becomes the Chancellor
Hitler attended first DAP meeting 12 Sep 1919
Hitler joined DAP 19 Sep
Article 109 1919
Men & Women equal rights
marriage = equal partnership
women can enter all professions on equal basis
Treaty of Versailles 28 June 1919 - November Criminals
Lost of all colonies and lands
reparations
weakened military strengths
Emil Eichhorn (Berlin police chief, popular with workers) sacked 4 Jan 1919
Spartacist Revolt - Left-wing uprising 6 Jan 1919 -13 Jan 1919
Leaders of Spartacists (Luxemburg and Liebknecht) killed
Freikrops (Free cops)
National election Jan 1919 to select National Assembly
, 1920
On going political Violence 1919-23
1919-22 - 376 political murders
Private political armies
Creation of League of Nations 10 Jan 1920
DAP set up permanent office in Munich, Hitler became head of propaganda
Jan 1920
Kapp Putsch - Right-wing uprising 13 March 1920 - 17 March 1919
Due to fear of unemployment
New government declared, Kaiser invited from exil
Wolfgang Kapp = figurehead leader
NSDAP bought own newspaper - the 'People's Observer" Dec 1920
Reich Pension Law
Pensions paid to assist those affected by war throughout 1920s
Women = increasing independence throughout 1920s
Social
Financial
Increased popularity of New Women ideas
Increased divorced rate
Falling birth rate
Growing scale of NSDAP
1,000 member June to 3,000 member Nov
1921
Hitler reshaped DAP to NSDAP
Party policy
Hitler's personal appeal
party's organisation
Party's leaderhship
the SA
Weimar politicians
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