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The Weimar Era, the brief interwar period in Germany that extends from roughly 1919 to 1933 and that marks the lifespan of the fledging Weimar Republic, resulted in an extraordinary and prolific flowering of German cinema. Certain distinct characteristics of German society at the time – a pronounced sexual, artistic and social freedom coupled with the tortured aftermath of WWI, which left ...
Defeat in 1918 led to the Kaiser’s abdication, a republic and a new constitution. The new Germany faced huge problems, not least those caused by its punishment in the Treaty of Versailles.
Already in the first elections to the Reichstag in June, 1920, the government parties of the Weimar Republic – the Social Democrats, Catholic Center Party and the Left-Liberals – lose their majority. They would never regain this power. From the very beginning, also in parliament, the young democracy faces determined opposition.
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The Weimar Republic was an over-strained Welfare State and the ‘achievements’ of the years of ‘relative stability’ were damaging liabilities. The 1927 Unemployment Insurance Act had failed within a year, and this reflects the fundamental problem which plagued the Weimar Republic; the changed relationship of the people to the state which emerged from the First World War
24. Okt. 2021 · For the fifteen years of its existence, the Weimar Republic would fight for Germany’s survival in the aftermath of World War I. The armistice, signed on November 11, 1918, meant the war was over. However, for Germany, a new battle would begin. The armistice terms, the Treaty of Versailles, was resented by the German people, perceived as the ...
19. Nov. 2020 · Mid November 1923, the Hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic reached its peak. Due to Germany’s obligation to pay large reparations after World War I, a hyperinflation was induced reaching its peak in November 1923, when the American dollar was worth 4,210,500,000,000 German marks. “The bloody uproar of the war is over: let’s enjoy the ...
Weimar Republic hyperinflation from one to one trillion paper Marks per gold Mark A 50,000,000 (50 million) mark banknote from 1923 A 1000 Mark banknote, over-stamped in red with "Eine Milliarde Mark" long scale (1,000,000,000 mark), issued in Germany during the hyperinflation of 1923 The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic was a three-year ...
