Signed between Germany and the Allied Powers on June 28, 1919 (exactly five years to the very day since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand […]
Original (Silent) Footage of the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
“The Charleston” (1923)
Composed by the American musician James P. Johnson in 1923, “The Charleston” was one of the first international jazz sensations. As the song (and the […]
The Stock Market Crash and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany (1929)
Between October 24 and 29, 1929, the American stock market crashed, sending financial shockwaves across the international marketplace. While affecting the majority of Western economies, […]