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Weimar Republic
German government post-Kaiser abdication in 1918
Spartacist Uprising
1919 left-wing revolt led by Liebknecht and Luxemburg
Kapp Putsch
1920 right-wing coup attempt led by Wolfgang Kapp
Munich Putsch
1923 failed Nazi coup led by Hitler
Hyperinflation
1923 German currency devaluation crisis
Treaty of Versailles
1919 peace treaty ending WWI, blamed Germany
Abdication
Monarch's throne relinquishment
Armistice
War-ending agreement
Reichstag
German parliament making laws
Article 48
Weimar Constitution allowing emergency laws by President
Chancellor
Government head in charge
President
Elected leader running the country
Coalition
Parties cooperating in government
Constitution
Rules governing a country
Reparations
Agreed £6600 million payment post-WWI
Feminism
Women's liberation movement
Kaiser
German emperor pre-1918
Liberation Movement
Movement for freedom and equality
French Occupation
Ruhr occupation due to treaty breaches
Proportional Representation
Election system based on vote percentages
Ruhr Crisis
French occupation due to German treaty breaches
German Marks
Currency devalued to 4.2 trillion is the same as $1 by Nov 1923
Saarland
Territory under League of Nations control post-WWI
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