Weimar Republic Overview

• Article 48


  Allowed the President to suspend the constitution in emergencies
• Treaty of Versailles


  Imposed harsh terms on Germany after WW1, including loss of land and reparations
• War Guilt Clause


  Article 231 blaming Germany for starting WW1
• November criminals


  Term for Weimar politicians blamed for accepting Versailles terms
• Spartacist Uprising


  Led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg for a Communist state
• Kapp Putsch


  Failed right-wing coup against the Weimar Government in 1920
• French occupation of the Ruhr


  1923 occupation due to German failure to pay reparations
• Dawes Plan


  Changed reparations terms to aid German economic recovery
• Rentenmark


  Temporary currency to stabilize German economy after hyperinflation
• Young Plan


  Reduced reparations and extended payment time for Germany
• Locarno Pact


  Agreement to maintain borders between Germany, Belgium, and France
• League of Nations


  Germany gained a permanent seat in 1926, led by Stresemann
• Wages increase


  Real wages rose by 10% in Germany by 1928
• Women's rights


  Expanded legal rights and political participation for German women
• Employment diversity


  More women employed in civil service, teaching, and medicine
• Social freedom for women

  Women had increased social liberties in Weimar Germany
• Cultural changes


  Post-war artistic developments faced criticism from right-wing politicians