The Weimar Republic
The Spartakist Uprisings- 1919
- Began By Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
- Turned socialist group, Spartakist league into German Communist party
- Tried to take over berlin in january 1919
- Brutally put down by the Freikorps
- Luxemburg and Liebknecht muredered
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- In German putsch stands for coup d'eta
- Freikorps(link) are asked to disband
- treaty of Versailles ( 10,000 army)
- Wolfgang Kapp march on berlin in march 1920
- German workers save Weimar Republic - General Strike
- Freikorps- Government officers
The Weimar Republic
- republic means - has no royalty attached to it
- Reichstag building - burnt down in 1933 - rise of hitler
- Democratic government formed after WW1
- First Chancellor is Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- Many people feel the governments constitution(link) was its downfall
- People mad that they followed Treaty of Versailles
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Hyper Inflation
- Caused by:
- Need to pay reparations
- Unemployment
- Refusal of workers to work in Ruhr(link) region
- Leads to:
- French Occupation of region in 1923
- New Reichsmark
Quotes
- "Without democracy there is no freedom, Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary."- Fredrich Ebert
- "Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently"- Rosa Luxemburg
Summary
The Weimar republic went through many challenges during the first two years of existence, such as the Spartakist uprisings and the Kapp Putsch. Hyper Inflation was also prevalent during this time.