Upper Silesia
Germany loses part of Upper Silesia after League arbitration.
Role range: 1921-1922
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Joseph Wirth Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Wirth through 15 dated historical records for Germany.
Joseph Wirth, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1921–1922Years on this page
1921
1922
Genoa Conference Invitation
Receives the Italian invitation for Germany to attend the international economic and financial conference planned for Genoa.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reichstag Confidence Vote
Wins a Reichstag confidence vote by 220 votes to 185 after controversy over the government's handling of the railway strike.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Emergency Budget
Secures Reichstag approval of the emergency budget for 1922 while deputies debate Allied reparations demands.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Genoa Conference
Leads the German government delegation as the Genoa Conference opens with representatives from 34 countries.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Treaty of Rapallo
Signs the Treaty of Rapallo alongside Foreign Minister Rathenau, restoring diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Rapallo Cabinet Review
Reviews the diplomatic consequences of the Rapallo agreement with cabinet ministers two days after its signature.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations White Book
His government publishes documents explaining German reparations policy from May 1921 through March 1922.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Rathenau Murder Address
Addresses the Reichstag after Rathenau's murder and condemns the political forces encouraging anti-republican violence.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Foreign Ministry Assumed
Temporarily takes responsibility for the Foreign Office after Rathenau's assassination.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Eastern Upper Silesia Transfer
Heads the government as eastern Upper Silesia is transferred to Poland following the postwar settlement.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Law for Protection of Republic
His government secures the Law for the Protection of the Republic after Rathenau's murder and a wider campaign of political violence.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
London Reparations Conference
His government confronts French demands for productive pledges during Allied discussions on Germany's reparations position.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Presidential Election Postponed
Supports extending Friedrich Ebert's presidential term until June 1925 rather than holding a divisive election amid political instability.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Resignation of Joseph Wirth
Leaves office after the coalition crisis and the formation of Wilhelm Cuno's minority government.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Records, sources and methodology
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