Key individuals

• Weimar Republic Leaders:

  • Friedrich Ebert: Germany’s first president during the Weimar Republic.

  • Paul von Hindenburg: President during the later years of the Weimar Republic.
• Adolf Hitler:

  • The leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi Party) and the Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
• Joseph Goebbels:

  • Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda and one of the key figures in Nazi Germany.
• Hermann Göring:

  • A leading member of the Nazi Party, a close associate of Hitler, and Commander of the Luftwaffe.
• Heinrich Himmler:

  • Head of the SS (Schutzstaffel) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany.
• Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht:

  • Influential figures during the Spartacist Uprising of 1918-1919. They co-founded the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
• Gustav Stresemann:

  • Served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany. Stresemann played a key role in stabilizing the Weimar Republic and improving diplomatic relations.
• The Treaty of Versailles Negotiators:

  • German delegates involved in the negotiations, including Matthias Erzberger and later Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau.