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Weimar Republic: see Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. . Weimar RepublicGovernment of Germany 1919–33, so named because the assembly that adopted its constitution met at Weimar in 1919. In its early years, the Weimar Republic was troubled by postwar economic and financial problems and political instability, but it had recovered considerably by the late 1920s. Its major political leaders included presidents Friedrich Ebert (1919–25) and Paul von Hindenburg (1925–34), as well as Gustav Stresemann, who was chancellor (1923) and foreign minister (1923–29). With the Great Depression, its political and economic collapse enabled Adolf Hitler to rise to power and become chancellor (1933), after which he suspended the Weimar constitution. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1920, as Communist insurrections and nationalist counter-insurgencies raged across Germany, the Weimar government passed the "Law on the Disarmament of the People," which banned civilian possession of "military-style weapons. In fact, the very creation of the Weimar government out of the humiliation of World War I was seen by many to be synonymous with treason; not only agitators like Hitler, but generals like Ludendorff, the great heroes of the nation, cynically regarded its social-democrat leaders as the "November criminals" who with a "stab in the back" had allegedly sold Germany to the French devil at Versailles. In this process, the Weimar government was unable to act because of its political problems and because of the prevailing (non-Keynesian) economics of the time. |
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