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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=German Reich|event1=[[Weimar Constitution]]|deputy1=[[Philipp Scheidemann]]|year_deputy2=1933 (last)|deputy2=[[Adolf Hitler]]|era=[[Interwar period]]|date_event1=11 August 1919|date_event2=29 March 1930|event2=Rule by decree begins|title_leader=President|event3=Hitler is appointed Chancellor|date_event3=30 January 1933|date_event4=27 February 1933|event4=[[Reichstag Fire]]|event_end=[[Enabling Act]]|capital=Berlin|year_deputy1=1919 (first)|title_deputy=Chancellor|native_name=Deutsches Republic|leader2=[[Paul von Hindenburg]]|life_span=1918-1933|year_start=9 November 1918|year_end=23 March 1933|year_leader1=1919-1925|leader1=[[Friedrich Ebert]]|year_leader2=1925-1933|government_type=Federal semi-presidential republic (1919-1930)<br />
Federal presidential republic under rule by decree (1930-1933)|currency=Papiermark (1919-1923)<br />Rentenmark and Reichsmark (1923/24 - 1933)|legislature=[[Reichstag (Weimar Republic)|Reichstag]]|upper_house=Reichsrat|area_km2=467,787|population_estimate=62,411,000|population_estimate_year=1925|population_density_km2=133.129|official_languages=German}}
The '''German Reich''' (German: ''Deutsches Reich)'' from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, commonly known as the '''Weimar Republic''' (German: ''Weimarer Republik''), was a federal semi-presidential republic, with rule by decree beginning on 29 March 1930.
With the Enabling Act being enacted on 23 March 1933, giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, the authority to create and enforce laws without the consent of the legislature or the President, the Weimar Republic was effectively dissolved.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=von Lüpke-Schwarz, Marc|date=2013-03-23|title=The law that 'enabled' Hitler's dictatorship|url=https://www.dw.com/en/the-law-that-enabled-hitlers-dictatorship/a-16689839|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323202130/http://www.dw.com/en/the-law-that-enabled-hitlers-dictatorship/a-16689839|archive-date=2022-03-23}}</ref>
== Name ==
The name of the country remained unchanged from the imperial era, due to various factions vying for power being unable to decide upon a name, however the official name was rarely used.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|journalist=Schnurr, Eva-Maria|date=2014-09-30|title=Der Name des Feindes: Warum heißt die erste deutsche Demokratie eigentlich 'Weimarer Republik?|url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/spiegelgeschichte/d-129494116.html|newspaper=Der Spiegel (in German)}}</ref>
The [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SDP) favoured the term "Deutsche Republik" (German Republic), with this becoming the most commonly used term for the country.<ref name=":0" />
The Centre Party (Zentrum) preferred "Deutscher Volksstaat" (German People's State).<ref name=":0" />
The terms "Republik von Weimar" (Republic of Weimar) and "Weimarer Republik" (Weimar Republic) were first coined by [[Adolf Hitler]] in early 1929.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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Revision as of 21:20, 27 March 2022

Deutsches Republic
1918-1933
CapitalBerlin
Official languagesGerman
GovernmentFederal semi-presidential republic (1919-1930)
Federal presidential republic under rule by decree (1930-1933)
President 
• 1919-1925
Friedrich Ebert
• 1925-1933
Paul von Hindenburg
Chancellor 
• 1919 (first)
Philipp Scheidemann
• 1933 (last)
Adolf Hitler
LegislatureReichstag
Reichsrat
History
• Established
9 November 1918
11 August 1919
• Rule by decree begins
29 March 1930
• Hitler is appointed Chancellor
30 January 1933
27 February 1933
23 March 1933
Area
• Total
467,787 km²
Population
• 1925 estimate
62,411,000
• Density
133.129 km²
CurrencyPapiermark (1919-1923)
Rentenmark and Reichsmark (1923/24 - 1933)


The German Reich (German: Deutsches Reich) from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, commonly known as the Weimar Republic (German: Weimarer Republik), was a federal semi-presidential republic, with rule by decree beginning on 29 March 1930.

With the Enabling Act being enacted on 23 March 1933, giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, the authority to create and enforce laws without the consent of the legislature or the President, the Weimar Republic was effectively dissolved.[1]

Name

The name of the country remained unchanged from the imperial era, due to various factions vying for power being unable to decide upon a name, however the official name was rarely used.[2]

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP) favoured the term "Deutsche Republik" (German Republic), with this becoming the most commonly used term for the country.[2]

The Centre Party (Zentrum) preferred "Deutscher Volksstaat" (German People's State).[2]

The terms "Republik von Weimar" (Republic of Weimar) and "Weimarer Republik" (Weimar Republic) were first coined by Adolf Hitler in early 1929.[2]

References

  1. von Lüpke-Schwarz, Marc (2013-03-23). "The law that 'enabled' Hitler's dictatorship" Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Schnurr, Eva-Maria (2014-09-30). "Der Name des Feindes: Warum heißt die erste deutsche Demokratie eigentlich 'Weimarer Republik?" Der Spiegel (in German).