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| 1920 | Minister of Finance |  |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1920 | Policy of Fulfillment | |
| 10th May Joseph Wirth and Walter Rathenau announce their "Policy of Fulfillment" |
| 1921 | Allied Reparations Committee | |
| 27th April Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears |
| 1921 | Battle of St Annaberg | |
| 23rd May St Annaberg German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg |
| 1921 | Chancellor | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term |
| 26th Oct Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term, Joseph Wirth (Center) forms 2nd cabinet |
| 1921 | Conference of Paris | |
| 24th Jan Paris The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations |
| 1921 | Economy | |
| Sep An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments |
| 4th Nov German currency begins to collapse |
| 1921 | Freikorps | |
| 24th May St Annaberg Under Allied pressure, all Freikorps units are outlawed |
| 1921 | Invasion of Silesia | |
| 3rd May Silesia Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia |
| 23rd May Silesia German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg |
| 1921 | Legislation | |
| National Disarmament Law takes effect, disbands civil guards |
| 1921 | London Ultimatum | |
| 5th May The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks |
| 1921 | Occupation | |
| 1st Mar The Allies enter Germany to enforce reparations |
| 1921 | Referendum | |
| 21st Mar Silesia Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule |
| 21st Mar Silesia Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany |
| 1921 | Reparations | |
| 24th Jan Paris The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations |
| April Reparations payments are to be made in cash or by such in-kind commodities as steel and coal |
| April The reparations bill is tallied when the Reparations Commission determines that damages caused by Germany amount to $33 billion or 133 billion gold marks |
| 27th April Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears |
| 5th May The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks |
| Sep An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments |
| Sep An initial payment of $250 million reparations is made |
| 1921 | Rule of Silesia | |
| Silesia The League of Nations announces Poland will have Upper Silesia with 4/5 of mines |
| 21st Mar Silesia Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule |
| 21st Mar Silesia Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany |
| 3rd May Silesia Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia |
| 1922 | Reform | |
| Berlin Passes the Law for the Protection of the Republic after the assassination of Rathenau |
| 1922 | Resignation | |
| 22nd Nov Dr. Wirth leaves office |
| 1929 | Minister of Occupied Provinces | |
| Appointed Minister of the occupied provinces |
