Minister of Finance1920
Appointed Minister of Finance
Historical person
Karl Joseph Wirth Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Karl Joseph Wirth, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Germany.
28 records1920–192919 events4 places
Chronological biography
1920
Policy of Fulfillment10 May 1920
Joseph Wirth and Walter Rathenau announce their "Policy of Fulfillment"
1921
Abwehr1921
The Abwehr was created in 1921 as part of the Ministry of Defence when Germany was allowed to form the Reichswehr, the military organisation of the Weimar Republic
Chancellor1921
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term
Chancellor1921
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term
Legislation1921
National Disarmament Law takes effect, disbands civil guards
Upper Silesia1921
The League of Nations announces Poland will have Upper Silesia with 4/5 of mines
Conference of Paris24 January 1921
The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations
Reparations24 January 1921
The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations
Occupation1 March 1921
The Allies enter Germany to enforce reparations
Referendum21 March 1921
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
Rule of Silesia21 March 1921
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
ReparationsApril 1921
The reparations bill is tallied when the Reparations Commission determines that damages caused by Germany amount to $33 billion or 133 billion gold marks. Reparations payments are to be made in cash or by such in-kind commodities as steel and coal
Allied Reparations Committee27 April 1921
Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears
Reparations27 April 1921
Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears
Invasion of Silesia3 May 1921
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
Rule of Silesia3 May 1921
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
London Ultimatum5 May 1921
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Reparations5 May 1921
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Battle of St Annaberg23 May 1921
German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg
Invasion of Silesia23 May 1921
German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg
Freikorps24 May 1921
Under Allied pressure, all Freikorps units are outlawed
Economy of GermanySeptember 1921
An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
InflationSeptember 1921
An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
ReparationsSeptember 1921
An initial payment of $250 million reparations is made. An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
Chancellor26 October 1921
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term, Joseph Wirth (Center) forms 2nd cabinet
Economy of Germany4 November 1921
German currency begins to collapse
1929
Minister of Occupied Provinces1929
Appointed Minister of the occupied provinces
Titles and roles
Chancellor · Minister of Finance · Minister of Occupied Provinces
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.