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Vor einem Tag · The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.
Vor einem Tag · One of the most significant weaknesses of the Weimar Republic was the fragmented and polarized nature of its political landscape. The proportional representation system, enshrined in the Weimar Constitution, allowed for the proliferation of multiple political parties, each representing a specific ideology or interest group.
Vor einem Tag · The question of whether or not an electoral breakthrough for the Nazis might have been avoided, given better decision-making by the Weimar Republic’s politicians, is among the most pressing in modern history. In his immaculately researched monograph on the pre-1930 German Right, Larry Eugene Jones concludes that historians should not pin much ...
Vor 4 Tagen · The German revolution of 1918–19 was one of the defining episodes of the 20th century. It was not only the outcome of a country’s defeat in the greatest war that humanity had ever witnessed, but also the result of the efforts of important social and political forces that had long strived for democracy, liberty, and social equality.
Vor 3 Tagen · 1. Communication in the Weimar Republic (Special Issue German History, 41/4, 2023) (mit Christopher Young). 2. Praktiken des Kapitalismus. Mittelweg 36, 1/2017 (mit Sören Brandes). 3. Fotografien im 20. Jahrhundert. Verbreitung und Vermittlung, (Göttingen: Wallstein) 2013 (mit Annelie Ramsbrock / Annette Vowinckel).
Vor einem Tag · The Nazi regime abolished the symbols of the Weimar Republic—including the black, red, and gold tricolour flag—and adopted reworked symbolism. The previous imperial black, white, and red tricolour was restored as one of Germany's two official flags; the second was the swastika flag of the Nazi Party, which became the sole ...
Vor einem Tag · In the general hysteria and panic that followed, Hermann Goering claimed the Communists had lit the fire in an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic. In the weeks after the Reichstag Fire, members of the Sturmabteilung (the NSDAP’s Assault Division) arrested, imprisoned, and tortured thousands of German communists and other political opponents.
