Armistice signed with the allies to end WW1. Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd abdicated on 9 november, making germany a republic
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January 1919
Spartacist uprising in Berlin. First elections held, won by the SPD. Government moves to Weimar because of the violence, hence why the government is called the Weimar Republic.
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28 June 1919
Treaty Of Versailles signed by Germany and the Allies
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August 1919
New Weimar constitution created
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13 March 1920
Kapp Putsch launched by Freikorps in Berlin
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May 1921
Reparation payments for Germany set at 132 billion gold marks (£6.6bn)
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April 1922
Germany signs the Treaty Of Rapallo with the Soviet Union
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11 January 1923
French invade and occupy the Ruhr in order to claim reparations that Germany has failed to pay. The government soon calls for passive resistance from the workers
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September 1923
New Chancellor Gustav Stresemann calls off passive resistance in the Ruhr. He also introduces the Rentenmark to replace the mark and reduce hyperinflation. France leaves the Ruhr in April 1924
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January 1919
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Spartacist uprising in Berlin. First elections held, won by the SPD. Government moves to Weimar because of the violence, hence why the government is called the Weimar Republic.
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