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The first few years (and for that matter the last few years) of the Weimar Republic was a time of enormous political instability. Between 1918 and 1923 there was an attempted coup by either the far right or the far left every year. The last one in 1923, the Munich Beer Putsch, was actually led by [[Adolf Hitler]]. He got a year in jail and wrote ''Mein Kampf''.
Culturally, the Weimar Republic was very productive. Most notably, it contained the Cabaret culture (which produced [[Marlene Dietrich]]), Bauhaus architecture and director [[Fritz Lang]], who probably created the [[Robot Girl]] trope (and others) in ''[[
Economically, though... well, the Mark became [[Funny Money]], thousands of people lost any money that wasn't saved as gold or silver, and when things looked as if they had somewhat stabilized, the economical crisis of 1929 struck. Germany became so ruined that people didn't even hesitate to give their vote for [[Adolf Hitler]] after he promised them economic prosperity. The Nazis beating up their opponents also contributed, though the violence was entirely mutual.
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=== Works of fiction set in this era: ===
* The musical and movie ''[[Cabaret]]'' takes place during this time. The rise of the Nazis helps lead to a {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]}}.
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* "Ich Erinnere Mich an die Weimarer Republik", a song by [[The World Inferno Friendship Society|The World/Inferno Friendship Society]], told from the point of view of [[Peter Lorre]] and other German exiles.
* The part of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
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