Germany 1918-39: Key people and groups

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Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bain News Service The Library Of Congress Kaiser Wilhelm (Loc) (Pd) (image/jpeg)	Kaiser Wilhelm II Was the German emperor from June 1888 to 9th November 1918. Forced to abdicate by the army to save the country from civil war & in hopes that the Allies would be less harsh on a new democratic government.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Friedrich Ebert Face (image/jpeg)	Friedrich Ebert An SPD (Social Democrat Party) leader who became the first chancellor of the Weimar Republic.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: David Lloyd George (image/jpeg)	David Lloyd George Was a British Liberal politician and was the leader of Britain when the Germans signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Awm H12178 (image/jpeg)	Georges Clemenceau Prime Minister of France during WWI, was known as 'the tiger', was the leader of France when the Germans signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing Bw Photo Portrait, 1919 (image/jpeg)	Woodrow Wilson President of the United States from 1913-1921. Was more peace-loving than the other two Allied leaders. Was the leader of the USA when the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1989 040 27, Gustav Stresemann (image/jpeg)	Gustav Stresemann Chancellor of Germany in 1923. Caused a period of stability known as the 'Golden Years' of the Weimar Republic.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Karl Liebknecht (image/jpeg)	Karl Liebknecht German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany. Was a leader in the Spartacist revolt of 1919. Was arrested and murdered by the Freikorps.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Rosa Luxemburg (image/jpeg)	Rosa Luxemburg German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League. Was a leader in the Spartacist revolt of 1919. Was arrested and murdered by the Freikorps.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Wolfgang Kapp (image/jpeg)	Wolfgang Kapp Right wing leader who was the head of the Kapp Putsch along with Walther Von Lüttwitz in 1920. Fled to Sweden when the revolt failed but was later arrested and put in prison.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: Freikorps Berlin Stahlhelm M18 Tuerkische Form (image/jpeg)	The Freikorps Demobilised soldiers who had refused to give back their arms. They were anti-communist and worked with the regular army.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 S33882, Adolf Hitler (Cropped2) (image/jpeg)	Adolf Hitler Arguably the most important person in this unit, he was the leader of the NSDAP (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) aka the Nazi Party. He later became Chancellor and Führer of Germany.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 00drexler1 (image/jpeg)	Anton Drexler Previous leader and co-founder of the NSDAP. Hitler took power from him in 1921.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Gustav Ritter Von Kahr00 (image/jpeg)	Gustav Ritter Von Kahr Right-wing sympathiser and leader of the Bavarian Government. Was present during the Kapp putsch of 1923.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Seisser (image/jpeg)	Hans Ritter von Seisser Right wing sympathiser and the head of the Bavarian police. Was present during the Kapp putsch of 1923.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Download (image/jpeg)	Otto von Lossow Right wing sympathiser and head of the army in Bavaria. Was present during the Kapp putsch of 1923.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Chas G Dawes H&E (image/jpeg)	Charles Gates Dawes. American banker and politician who helped negotiate the Dawes Plan and received a Nobel Prize for doing so.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 102 15282 A, Ernst Röhm (image/jpeg)	Ernst Röhm German military officer and an early member of the Nazi Party. He was the leader of the SA and one of Hitler's closest allies. He was killed during the Night of the Long Knives.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 102 13805, Hermann Göring (image/jpeg)	Hermann Göring Veteran World War I fighter pilot who became one of the leading figures in the Nazi Party and was commander of the Luftwaffe.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 Ii 849, Rudolf Heß (image/jpeg)	Rudolf Hess A wealthy academic who became Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party. He held this position until he flew solo to Scotland in 1941 in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom. He was then captured and taken prisoner.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Julius Streicher 72 920 Crop (image/jpeg)	Julius Streicher Prominent member of the Nazi Party before to World War II. Was the founder & publisher of the anti-Semitic newspaper 'Der Stürmer', which became a significant part of Nazi propaganda.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: 8c22317ae945529e6e097506989056e9 (image/jpeg)	The S.A. Sturmabteilung a.k.a storm troopers or brown shirts. They were Hitler's troops who served as violent intimidators for the party. They were seen as rowdy and inexperienced and many were killed on the Night of the Long Knives. Were led by Ernst Röhm.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: Sssoldiers (image/jpeg)	The S.S. Schutzstaffel (protection squad), served as Hitler's body guards. They were seen as more organised and intimidating than the S.A. and quickly became feared. Were led by Heinrich Himmler.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 0821 502, Joseph Goebbels (image/jpeg)	Joseph Goebbels Leading member of the Nazi Party and head of propaganda. He was one of Hitler's closest confidants and even killed himself and his entire family when Germany officially surrendered at the end of the war. He was very smart, educated and calculating, often planning propaganda meticulously.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 S72707, Heinrich Himmler (image/jpeg)	Heinrich Himmler Leading member in the Nazi Party who served as head of the S.S., formed the Einsatzgruppen (S.S. death squads) and built the first concentration camps, which he oversaw.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1969 054 16, Reinhard Heydrich (image/jpeg)	Reinhard Heydrich A high-ranking German Nazi official during World War II, and a main figure of the Holocaust. He was a very feared and powerful figure in the Nazi ranks and was seen as the most natural successor to Hitler.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 34969 004 7 Bedfe6 E (image/jpeg)	General Paul von Hindenburg Served as President of Germany from 1925-1934. He was a prominent military figure during WWI and became president of Germany after the war. He did not approve of Hitler but reluctantly gave him the chancellorship in 1933 and died shortly thereafter in 1934.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 0630 504, Heinrich Brüning (image/jpeg)	Heinrich Brüning The chancellor of Germany from 1930-1932. Right-wing groups began protesting against him after he banned the S.A. and S.S. in an attempt to calm unrest and control the Nazis.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Bundesarchiv Bild 183 S00017, Franz Von Papen Crop (image/jpeg)	Franz von Papen Served as Chancellor of Germany after Brüning in 1932. He lost Hitler's support towards the end of his chancellorship and it was one of the main reasons he was put out of power.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 136 B0228, Kurt Von Schleicher (image/jpeg)	Kurt von Schleicher Served as Chancellor of Germany after Von Papen in 1932-33. He was the last Chancellor before Hitler came to power and declared himself Führer. He was put out of power after Hitler was formally declared chancellor in January 1933.
Who is this? Why are they important? Image: 220px Marinus Van Der Lubbe (image/jpeg)	Marinus van der Lubbe A Dutch communist supporter accused of burning down the Reichstag building after he was found at the scene with matches and firelighters. He confessed to the act and was beheaded. The burning of the building was a key part of Hitler's rise to power.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: Fda4823d9ea6d05a4e19a824c51c735d (image/jpeg)	The Gestapo Geheime Staatspolizei, Hitler's non-uniformed secret police. Set up by Goering in 1933 & put under the control of the S.S. in 1936. They were feared because they were often not distinctive from the general public and could put offenders away without trial.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: Hj Prelude Hike (image/jpeg)	Hitler Youth Hitler Junvolk, a youth movement created by the Nazi party. They trained boys to become strong and follow Nazi ideals, essentially raising them to become soldiers.
Who are they? Why are they important? Image: 00women Hit1 (image/jpeg)	The League of German Girls/ The Band of German Maidens Bund Deutscher Mädel, they were the female sector of hitler youth. They also did sports to stay fit and healthy, but dealt with more traditional motherly duties. They were encouraged to raise large, 'racially pure' families.

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