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Weimar Republic

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The Weimar Republic was a historical period of the German state from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history. The state was officially named the German Reich, but was more commonly referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic. The period's informal name is derived from the city of Weimar,

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  1. 1918November 1918 insurgency in Alsace–LorraineWeimar RepublicThe Alcase-Lorraine insurrectionary movement started by returning German soldiers, local workers, and sailors during the First World War, inspired by communist workers' and soldiers' councils in several cities of Alsace–Lorraine from November 8 to November 22, 1918, as well as the German revolution of 1918–1919. Insurrectionists hoisted a red flag was atop Strasbourg Cathedral.Source: Wikidata (country)
  2. 1922Treaty of RapalloRapalloThe Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed on 16 April 1922 between Germany and Russia under which both renounced all territorial and financial claims against each other and opened friendly diplomatic relations. The treaty was negotiated by Russian foreign minister Georgi Chicherin and German foreign minister Walther Rathenau.Source: Wikidata (country)
  3. 19321932 Prussian coup d'étatWeimar RepublicThe 1932 Prussian coup d'état or Preußenschlag (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁɔʏsənˌʃlaːk]; lit. 'Prussian hit') took place on 20 July 1932, when Reich President Paul von Hindenburg, at the request of Franz von Papen, then Reich Chancellor of Germany, replaced the legal government of the Free State of Prussia with von Papen as Reich Commissioner.Source: Wikidata (country)
  4. 1932Altona Bloody SundayWeimar RepublicAltona Bloody Sunday (German: Altonaer Blutsonntag) is the name given to the events of 17 July 1932 when a recruitment march by the Nazi SA led to violent clashes between the police, the SA and supporters of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in Altona, which at the time belonged to the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein but is now part of Hamburg. Eighteen people were killed.Source: Wikidata (country)