School Meal in Weimar Germany (1921)

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School Meal in Weimar Germany (1921)

Four young boys in stand outside, eating from a variety of vessels: a small pot, a wide bowl, and two from pails. Circa 1921.

Hungry boys eating a school lunch in Weimar-era Germany during its years of hyper-inflation and malnutrition (1921).

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Germany

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Choices and Consequences in Weimar Germany

Examine some of the political choices and decisions made by leaders in Weimar Germany that shaped the history of the Republic.

Photo of Reichstag, German parliament building.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Why Study Weimar Germany?

Consider the important questions and dilemmas that can be raised by learning about Weimar Germany.

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A dark painting depicting the memorial of Karl Liebknecht. Several people mourning over a body laying in the foreground.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

"Memorial for Karl Liebknecht," Käthe Kollwitz (1921)

"Memorial for Karl Liebknecht" by Käthe Kollwitz, 1921. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were among the founders of the Berlin Spartakusbund (Spartacus League) that evolved into the Communist Party of Germany. On January 15, 1919, Liebknecht and Luxemburg were shot to death during the Spartacus Revolt on the pretext that they were attempting escape.