The Weimar Republic: 1920 to 1932

This is a video about the Weimar Republic from 1920 to 1932.

The Weimar Constitution was adopted in 1919. Although the Weimar Republic is remembered as the breeding grounds for the political movement that ended with Hitler, several important concepts were introduced to German society and politics.

One of these ideas was the ending of monarchical titles. Since Charlemagne, monarchical titles has been an integral part of European and German society.

From 1919 to 1920, the National Assembly met as the legislative body. In June 1920, the Reichstag met for the first time since the German Revolution began. The Reichstag was the lower house of German Parliament.

The largest political party when the Weimar Republic began was the SPD or Socialist Democrat Party.

Simultaneously, in 1919-1920, a new party was beginning. Anton Drexler began the National Socialist German Workers Party. Hitler became a member in late 1919. In 1920, the

In the federal election of 1930, the tide began to turn dramatically in favor of the National Socialist German Workers Party. After the election of July 1932, the Nazi party was in control of the Reichstag and seven months later, Hitler became the Chancellor under President Hindenburg.

This slideshow highlights events that differentiate the Weimar Republic as a unique twelve-year period in history from 1920 to 1932.

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