Friday, April 10, 2026

Collection of facts about the Weimar Republic

This post is a collection of facts about the Weimar Republic (1918-1933). There are 17 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Capital: Weimar, Germany
  • Constitutional republic with constituent assembly
  • Formed after the First World World
  • Treaty of Versailles (1919)
  • Liable for 132 billion Reichsmarks worth of gold or commodities
  • Kapp Putsch coup attempt led by Wolfgang Kapp in 1920
  • Beer Hall Putsch coup attempt led by Adolf Hitler in 1923
  • Hyperinflation of the Reichsmark (1921-1923)
  • Reichsmark replaced by Rentenmark in November 1923
  • Joined League of Nations in 1926
  • High unemployment from the Great Depression
  • Rule by decree began in 1930
  • Nazi Party won 37.3% of the general election vote in 1932
  • Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor in January 1933
  • Reichstag Fire in February 1933
  • Ended with the Enabling Act in March 1933
  • Succeeded by Nazi Germany