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Weimar Germany (1918/19-1933)
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Images - Beginnings: War and Revolution
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21.   Karl Liebknecht Holds a Speech in Front of the Ministry of the Interior (December 6, 1918)
Der jurist und politician Karl Liebknecht (1871–1919), son of the Social Democrat Wilhelm Liebknecht,.... 		Karl Liebknecht Holds a Speech in Front of the Ministry of the Interior (December 6, 1918)
22.   Street Clashes in Berlin during the January Uprising (January 1919)
In January 1919, the revolution took a decisive and violent turn, shaking the foundations of the emerging republic. After the Christmas.... 		Street Clashes in Berlin during the January Uprising (January 1919)
23.   Newspaper Roll Barricades in Front of the Mosse Publishing House (January 11, 1919)
When the Prussian government fired the Berlin police president, Emil Eichhorn (USPD) for ostensibly supporting the People's.... 		Newspaper Roll Barricades in Front of the Mosse Publishing House (January 11, 1919)
24.   Kurt Eisner on his Way to the Bavarian State Parliament (Early 1919)
Kurt Eisner (1867–1919) was a journalist and cofounder of the USPD in Bavaria who in November 1918 emerged as a leader of the Bavarian.... 		Kurt Eisner on his Way to the Bavarian State Parliament (Early 1919)
25.   Demobilization of the German Army (January 14, 1919)
After the armistice was signed, the transitional government was responsible for organizing the.... 		Demobilization of the German Army (January 14, 1919)
26.   Actress Senta Söneland Campaigns for Women's Suffrage at the National Assembly (January 17, 1919)
The German Empire's general active and passive election law took effect on November 30, 1918. ("Active" referred to voting and "passive" to standing for election oneself.).... 		Actress Senta Söneland Campaigns for Women's Suffrage at the National Assembly (January 17, 1919)
27.   The Big Three of Versailles: Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, and David Lloyd George (1919)
After the Paris Peace Conference was convened on January 18, 1919, the victorious powers – the United.... 		The Big Three of Versailles: Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, and David Lloyd George (1919)
28.   The Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919-January 21, 1920)
After successful ceasefire agreements with Austria-Hungary (November 3, 1918) and the German Reich (November 11, 1918), the victorious powers Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States summoned.... 		The Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919-January 21, 1920)
29.   The Burial of Karl Liebknecht and other Murdered Revolutionaries (January 25, 1919)
On January 25, 1919, thirty-one revolutionaries killed during the January uprising were buried in a.... 		The Burial of Karl Liebknecht and other Murdered Revolutionaries (January 25, 1919)
30.   Friedrich Ebert Delivers the Opening Speech at the First Session of the National Assembly in Weimar (February 6, 1919)
The national assembly was elected on January 19, 1919, and on February 6 it held its constitutive meeting in the National Theater in Weimar. The body met away from the capital because revolutionary.... 		Friedrich Ebert Delivers the Opening Speech at the First Session of the National Assembly in Weimar (February 6, 1919)
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