1. History of Democracy in Germany
Timeline
History of Democracy in Germany

2. 30.01.1933: Adolf Hitler is democratically elected Chancellor
(the constitution is repealed)
: November Revolution disposed of the Emporer
1890: Wilhelm II was Emperor
: 1. World War
: Weimar Republic:
Germany's first democratic constitution

3. : 2. World War
: Konrad Adenauer:
1. German Chancellor (FRG)
: Oppression of Jews
: unconditional surrender of Germany

4. 1990: reunification
(Capital: Berlin)
: First free elections in the GDR
Chancellors of Germany

5. 1890
Wilhelm II:
-the last German emperor
-King of Prussia

6.
The First World War:
-in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, on the high seas
-17 million people died

7. 09.11.1918 November Revolution: -overthrow of the monarchy in Germany
-parliamentary democracy

8. 1919-1933 Weimar Republic: -first parliamentary democracy
-end: with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor

9. 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

10. 15.09.1935 Civil laws: -Jews were oppressed
-lost their rights as citizens
-mixed marriages/sex were prohibited
-Extermination camps
-Extermination camps

11. 1939-1945 The Second World War: -global war -many major powers
million people died

12. 08.05.1945 -unconditional surrender of the German Empire
-Germany was divided
-UK, Soviet Union, France, United States

13. 1949-1963 Konrad Adenauer (*1876, +1967):
-first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
-CDU (Christian democratic union)

14. 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

15. 1990
-Germany was reunited
-Berlin = Capital

16. 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)