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The Establishment and early years of Weimar, 1918–1924 key terms
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The Establishment and early years of Weimar, 1918–1924
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Weimar Republic
The democratic government established in Germany after World War I, lasting from 1919 to 1933.
Proportional Representation
An electoral system that allocates seats based on the percentage of votes each party receives.
Article 231
The clause in the Treaty of Versailles that placed full blame for the war on Germany.
Hyperinflation
An extreme and rapid increase in prices, which occurred in Germany in the early 1920s.
Hyperinflation
A situation where prices increase rapidly as a currency loses its value, leading to a loss of purchasing power.
Rentenmark
A currency introduced in 1923 to stabilize the German economy during the hyperinflation crisis.
Hyperinflation
An extremely high and typically accelerating inflation rate, which in Weimar Germany led to the devaluation of currency and economic chaos.
Passive Resistance
A non-violent form of protest where workers in the Ruhr refused to cooperate with the occupying forces, leading to economic paralysis.
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