As Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in the early thirties, cabarets were forced out of business or turned to creating nationalist propaganda. The golden era of the Weimar Republic was over.

By contrast, the United States in 2025 has until now had a strong democratic tradition, stable institutions and a military ...

Social and political impact of the Depression on the Weimar Republic The reasons for growing support for the Nazis Role of the SA Propaganda Political extremism and scheming 1929-1932 Germany was ...

Only fragments remain of the rich cinematic heritage of Germany’s Weimar Republic era. Approximately 90 percent of the films produced in Germany between 1919 and 1933 are considered lost.

While the opportunity to host the Olympics was awarded to Germany in 1931, Hitler came into power soon after, inheriting the hosting duties from the Weimar Republic.

Nazi propaganda will serve as the focus of an upcoming three-part seminar series offered by Drew University in Madison. The seminar sessions on Feb. 28, March 7 and March 14 will focus ...

A Lauded Satirist of the Weimar Republic Who Anticipated the Brutality of the Third Reich Share full article Kurt Tucholsky with his wife, Mary Gerold, in an undated photograph.

The Weimar Republic was born in the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War I. Germany’s emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, was forced off the throne on Nov. 9, 1918, ...