History of Democracy in Germany

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History of Democracy in Germany Timeline History of Democracy in Germany

30.01.1933: Adolf Hitler is democratically elected Chancellor (the constitution is repealed) 09.11.1918: November Revolution disposed of the Emporer 1890: Wilhelm II was Emperor 1914-1918: 1. World War 1919-1933: Weimar Republic: Germany's first democratic constitution

1939-1945: 2. World War 1949-1963: Konrad Adenauer: 1. German Chancellor (FRG) 15.09.1935: Oppression of Jews 08.05.1945: unconditional surrender of Germany

1990: reunification (Capital: Berlin) 18.03.1990: First free elections in the GDR Chancellors of Germany

1890 Wilhelm II: -the last German emperor -King of Prussia

1914-1918 The First World War: -in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, on the high seas -17 million people died

09.11.1918 November Revolution: -overthrow of the monarchy in Germany -parliamentary democracy

1919-1933 Weimar Republic: -first parliamentary democracy -end: with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor

30.01.1933 Adolf Hitler (*20.4.1889 in Austria, +30.4.45 in Berlin): -was dictator of the German Empire -NSDAP -chancellor and then President

15.09.1935 Civil laws: -Jews were oppressed -lost their rights as citizens -mixed marriages/sex were prohibited -Extermination camps -Extermination camps

1939-1945 The Second World War: -global war -many major powers -60-70 million people died

08.05.1945 -unconditional surrender of the German Empire -Germany was divided -UK, Soviet Union, France, United States

1949-1963 Konrad Adenauer (*1876, +1967): -first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) -CDU (Christian democratic union)

18.03.1990 Berlin Wall: -fell on 9. November 1989 Elections: -first democratic elections in the GDR (German Democratic Republik = East Germany) on 18. March 1990

1990 -Germany was reunited -Berlin = Capital

Chancellors of Germany Konrad Adenauer (CDU, 1949–1963 ) Ludwig Erhard (CDU, 1963–1966) Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU, 1966–1969 ) Willy Brandt (SPD, 1969–1974) Helmut Schmidt (SPD, 1974–1982) Helmut Kohl (CDU, 1982–1998) Gerhard Schröder (SPD, 1998–2005) Angela Merkel (CDU, since 2005)