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Also known as German Reich, Weimar Germany, Germany, German Republic, Republic of Germany, German People's State

Germany in the years 1918/1919–1933

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The Weimar Republic was Germany's government from 1918 to 1933, established after World War I ended the German monarchy and replaced it with a democratic system. It matters because this period shaped modern European history—the republic faced severe economic and political crises that ultimately led to its collapse and the rise of Nazi Germany in 1933.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
secular state
Official name
Deutsches Reich
Religion
Judaism
Continent
Europe
Capital
Berlin
Official language
German
Currency
Reichsmark
Population
66027000
Area
468787
Head of government
Hermann Müller
Head of state
Friedrich Ebert
Form of government
semi-presidential system
Legislature
Reichsrat
Shares border with
Neutral Moresnet
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Commons category
Weimar Republic
topic's main category
Category:Weimar Republic
inception
1918-11-09
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1933-01-01
Commons gallery
Weimarer Republik
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
office held by head of state
president of Germany
native label
Deutsches Reich
different from
Weimar
language used
German
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
facet of
German Reich
category of associated people
Category:People from the Weimar Republic
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Today part of Germany

Poland

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