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| 1863 | Birth |  |
| 15th Jan Cologne Born in Cologne, son of a teacher |
| 1899 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament, Prussia |
| 1910 | Reichstag | |
| Appointed Member of the Reichstag |
| 1921 | Chairman Centre Group Marx | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Centre Group in the Reichstag |
| 1922 | Party Leader | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Centre Party |
| 1922 | Reichstag | |
| Appointed National Chairman of the Reichstag |
| 1923 | Chancellor | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term |
| 1923 | Economy | |
| Ruhr The Republic claimed it could no longer afford the reparations payments required by the Versailles treaty, and the government defaulted on some payments, in response, French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr |
| Jan Ruhr At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation |
| 1923 | Invasion of Germany | |
| Jan Ruhr At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation |
| 1923 | Reparations | |
| Jan Ruhr At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation |
| 1924 | Chancellor | |
| 3rd June Dr Wilhelm Marx (Center) forms 2nd cabinet |
| 1924 | Conference of Locarno | |
| 16th Oct Locarno The Locarno Conference solves many open questions and is a first important step to a system of collective security in Europe, Nationalists on all sides severly criticize the treaty |
| 1924 | Conference of London | |
| London Gets agreement for speedier Allied withdrawal from the Rhineland |
| 1924 | Dawes Plan | |
| River Rhine At the London Conference gets agreement for Allied withdrawal from the Rhineland |
| 29th Aug Dawes Plan agreed by Reichstag |
| 1924 | Occupation Rhineland | |
| Rhineland At the London Conference gets agreement for Allied withdrawal from the Rhineland |
| 1924 | Reparations | |
| River Rhine At the London Conference gets agreement for Allied withdrawal from the Rhineland |
| River Rhine The Dawes Plan, the USAvice president helps to craft a plan for annual German installment payments, but avoids the more troublesome issue of the total amount owed |
| 1925 | Election | |
| Stands as President but defeated by Hindenburg |
| Wins 13.7 million votes to Hindenburg's 14.6 million |
| 1926 | Alliance | |
| The armed forces secretly co-operate with the Russian Red Army |
| 1926 | Armament | |
| The armed forces secretly co-operate with the Russian Red Army |
| 1926 | Chancellor | |
| 16th May Berlin Marx cabinet of the Center, BVP, DDP, DVP, 2 term |
| 1926 | Diplomacy | |
| 24th April Berlin treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia |
| 10th Sep Germany enters League of Nations |
| Dec Resigns after Scheidemann reveals secret support between the German & Russian Armies |
| 1926 | League of Nations | |
| 10th Sep Germany enters League of Nations |
| 1926 | Referendum | |
| 20th June Referendum on expropriation of princely families |
| 1926 | Resignation | |
| 15th Jan Dr Marx leaves office |
| Dec Resigns after Scheidemann reveals secret support between the German & Russian Armies |
| 1926 | Treaty of Friendship | |
| 24th April Berlin treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia |
| 1926 | United Nations | |
| 8th Sep Germany joins the League of Nations |
| 1927 | Chancellor | |
| 29th Jan Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 3rd term |
| 1927 | Economy | |
| 13th May Germany's economy collapses |
| 1927 | Legislation | |
| 16th July Unemployment Insurance Law passed |
| 1927 | Occupation Germany | |
| 31st Jan Allied military control comes to an end |
| 1927 | Resignation | |
| 29th Jan Marx's 3rd cabinet leaves office |
| 1928 | Election | |
| 20th May The SDP win 153 seats, short of a majority |
| 1928 | Resignation | |
| 19th June Marx's 4th cabinet leaves office |
