HIS242H1 Lecture 3: HIS242H1 - Lecture 3 - Timeline Germany 1918-1928
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Kaiser wilhelm abdicates for civilian government led by ebert (friedrich ebert was president of the weimar republic from 1919-25, attempting to unite germany after its defeat in ww1) Freikorps (right wing paramilitary militias, fighting on behalf of the government against soviet backed german communists) rekt spartacus. Kapp putsch (attempted coup to undo german revolution of 1918, overthrow the weimar republic, establish a right-wing autocratic government) Rathenau assassinated (german statesman, foreign minister during the weimar republic, initiated rapallo, assassinated by a right-wing terrorist group and condemned by nazis) Munich beer hall putsch (failed coup attempt by hitler and nazi party. Hitler charged with treason, publicized trial, media exposure, wrote mein kampf) Treaty of rapallo with ussr (renounce land and financial gains from ww1, mutual cooperation) Ruhr crisis (france and belgium occupy ruhr valley of germany, germany had defaulted 34/36 coal payments since in past 36 months) Rentenmark stabilizes economy, he limited how much could be printed.
