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| 1927, Sept. 18 |
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| President von Hindenburg, in a memorial speech dedicating the Tannenberg monument, repudiated German responsibility for the war (Article 231 of the Versailles treaty). | 1 |
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| 1928, May 20 |
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| Reichstag elections. The Socialists so strengthened their number that they had to be included in the government. The Nationalists lost heavily. | 2 |
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| 1929, Sept.–1930, June |
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| Evacuation of the Rhineland. | 3 |
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| Dec. 22 |
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| A referendum upheld the decision to adopt the Young Plan. This marked a defeat for the Nationalists, led by Alfred Hugenberg. | 4 |
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