caption: Timeline 1918 -- Germany is defeated in WWI, Weimar Republic declared & president <PERSON> is in charge 1919 -- Weimar Republic is forced to accept the harsh Treaty of Versailles 1923 -- Ruhr Crisis 1925 -- Dawes Plan bail out 1925 -- President <PERSON> 1925 -- 1929 -- Weimar Republic Golden Era 1929 -- Wall Street Crash leads to unemployment in Germany 1930 -- countries last democratic government -- the 'Grand Coalition' -- collapsed...following chancellors relied on Article 48 to issue decrees 1932 -- unemployment reaches 6 million -- Apr.