Reichsrat Republic Law Approval
Sees the Reichsrat approve the government's revised protection legislation before the bill moves to the Reichstag.
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Explore 126 historical events and records for Germany in 1922.
Historical records for Germany in 1922
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July
Eastern Upper Silesia Transfer
Heads the government as eastern Upper Silesia is transferred to Poland following the postwar settlement.
Republic Protection Law Passed
Sees the Reichstag pass the Republic Protection Law with the two-thirds majority required for its exceptional constitutional provisions.
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.
Republic Protection Law Enacted
Promulgates the Law for the Protection of the Republic, strengthening penalties and powers against anti-republican organizations.
State Court for Republic
The new protection law creates a special State Court to hear serious anti-republican offences.
State Railways Transfer Law
Oversees transport policy as legislation implements the transfer of state railways into the national railway system.
Mark Depreciation
Confronts a sharp fall in the mark as confidence weakens after Rathenau's assassination and reparations uncertainty intensifies.
August
London Reparations Conference
His government confronts French demands for productive pledges during Allied discussions on Germany's reparations position.
Republican Education Guidelines
Publishes guidance encouraging schools and universities to support civic education in the democratic republican state.
Deutschlandlied National Anthem
Declares the Deutschlandlied Germany's national anthem during Constitution Day celebrations.
Speech
Condemns the Law for the Protection of the Republic
October
Presidential Election Postponed
Supports extending Friedrich Ebert's presidential term until June 1925 rather than holding a divisive election amid political instability.
Presidential Term Extension
His presidential term is extended until June 1925, postponing a direct presidential election during a period of political tension.
November
Nobel Award Announced for Photoelectric Law
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Einstein as the recipient of the reserved 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, emphasizing his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Phantom
Directs Phantom.
Government Formation Consultations
Conducts consultations during the coalition crisis that follows the SPD refusal to join a broader government with the DVP.
Grand Coalition Rejected
Leads an SPD opposed to enlarging the governing coalition by admitting the DVP, contributing to the collapse of Wirth's cabinet.
NSDAP Ban in Prussia
Orders the NSDAP banned throughout Prussia under republic-protection measures because of its anti-republican agitation and violent political activity.
Chancellor of Germany
Becomes Chancellor and forms a bourgeois minority cabinet including DDP, DVP, Centre and BVP ministers.
Defence Ministry Continued
Remains Defence Minister under Cuno, preserving continuity in civilian oversight of the Reichswehr.
Economics Minister Appointment
Becomes Economics Minister in Cuno's minority government.
Finance Ministry Continued
Remains Finance Minister when Wilhelm Cuno forms his cabinet, maintaining continuity during the currency and reparations crisis.
Foreign Minister Appointment
Joins Cuno's cabinet as Foreign Minister, taking responsibility for diplomacy during the reparations crisis.
Interior Minister Appointment
Becomes Interior Minister in the new Cuno government.
Justice Minister Appointment
Becomes Justice Minister in Cuno's cabinet.
Labour Ministry Continued
Remains Labour Minister under Cuno, continuing one of the longest ministerial tenures of the Weimar Republic.
Postal Minister Appointment
Becomes Postal Minister in the Cuno cabinet.
Reich Chancellery State Secretary
Becomes State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery when Wilhelm Cuno forms his government.
Resignation of Joseph Wirth
Leaves office after the coalition crisis and the formation of Wilhelm Cuno's minority government.
Transport Ministry Continued
Remains Transport Minister when the Cuno government takes office.
Treasury Minister Appointment
Joins Cuno's government as Treasury Minister during the worsening fiscal crisis.
Government Statement
Presents his government's program and adopts the previous cabinet's reparations note as the basis of policy.
Reparations Moratorium Policy
Adopts the previous government's request for a three-to-four-year reparations moratorium while seeking foreign credit and currency stabilization.
Food Minister Appointment
Enters the Cuno cabinet as Minister for Food and Agriculture.
December
State Premiers Conference
Meets the minister-presidents of the German states as his new government coordinates national policy.
Einstein Misses Stockholm Ceremony during Japan Journey
Einstein was travelling in Asia when the 1921 Physics Prize was presented in Stockholm, so he did not attend the December ceremony honouring his photoelectric work.
Versailles Protest
Represents the trade-union movement during a nationwide protest highlighting the social and economic consequences attributed to the Versailles settlement.
Economic Council Address
Addresses the Provisional Reich Economic Council as the government seeks support for stabilization and reparations policy.
Economic Crisis Review
His government reviews a detailed memorandum on Germany's deteriorating economic position near the end of 1922.
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