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Armistice
German delegates met with the representatives of the Allies at Compiénge and signed the contract that ended four years of war. -
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Sparcist revolt
members of the Spartacist Union held their first congress in Beriln -
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg murdered
members of the Horse Guards of the army murdered Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg -
The Treaty of Versailles
The politicians of the Republic who were faced with the 'war guilt' clause attempted to have it dropped from the final treaty. The Allies, however, did not want to compromise, and on 28 June 1919 the treaty was signed without change. -
Weimar Constitution adopted
Legal expert, scholar and liberal, Hugo Preuss, wrote the first draft of the constitution. He attempted to build on the ways of German politics as well as balance power between the different groups of the state. After much debate, the constitution was adopted on 31 July 1919 -
Hitler Joins the workers party
Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart formed the German Workers's Party (GPW) in Munich. The German Army was worried that it was a left-wing revolutionary group and sent Adolf Hitler, one of its education officers, to spy on the organization -
Hitler declares the 25 Points of National-Socialism
The 25-point Programmewas the political program of the German National Socialist Party -
The Kapp Putsch
On 13 March, 5,000 troops from the brigade seized governent buildiings from Berlin -
The price of a loaf of bread reaches 201 000 000 000 marks
the price of a loaf of bread reached 201 000 000 000 marks, when just two years ago it was 4 marks. -
Hitler in gaol at Landau Prison
Hitler in gaol at Landau Prison. Writes Mien Kampf durring his 9 months in prison