Weimar Republic

Weimar Republic was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1918 to 1933 CE, about 15 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Germany's first democracy, burdened by the Versailles treaty, the hyperinflation of 1923 and the Depression. Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933.

See Weimar Republic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1918 to 1933 CE

Duration

15 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Berlin

Came from

• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE

Became

• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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