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Weimar Republic the German government in the post-World War I period, so called because the Reichstag (national assembly) met in the town of Weimar. The republic was proclaimed on November 9, 1918, and its constitution was adopted on July 31, 1919. The Weimar Republic ended with the ascension of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933, and the passage of the Enabling Act on March 23 of that year.

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Weimar Republic (1919–33) Popular name for the republic of Germany created after World War 1. It was named after the city of Weimar where the constitution was drawn up in 1919. It was hampered by severe economic difficulties. The Weimar constitution was suspended after Adolf Hitler became chancellor and the republic was superseded by the Third Reich.

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