Timeline of the Weimar Republic

January 1921
- The total sum to be paid by Germany in reparations is determined in Paris.


March 1921
- France occupies areas in Westphalia.
- In the referendum held in Upper Silesia, the people vote in favor of being part of Germany.
- The KPD begins the March Action in Central Germany.

April 1921
- The German government asks the US for assistance.
- The Proletarische Theater is closed down.

May 1921
- Unrest in Upper Silesia
- Trade agreement with the Soviet Union
- Formation of a new cabinet led by Wirth
- London Schedule of Payments for German reparations



August 1921
- The Einstein Tower observatory opens.
- Separate peace treaty between Germany and the US
- Matthias Erzberger is murdered.

September 1921
- The AVUS (Automobile Traffic and Training Road) opens in Berlin.



December 1921
- Albert Einstein receives the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- Law for the Protection of the Republic is repealed.