The Weimar Republic
"The German Reich is a Republic, and whoever doesn't believe it gets one in the neck."
-Alfred Döblin
-Alfred Döblin
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The Spartakist Uprising
-Began by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg (left wing uprising)
-Turned a socialist group, Spartakists League into a German communist party
-Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
-Brutally put down by the Freikorps
-Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered to send a message to the population
-Turned a socialist group, Spartakists League into a German communist party
-Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
-Brutally put down by the Freikorps
-Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered to send a message to the population
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
-In German Putsch stands Coup d'etat
-Freikorps are asked to disband
-Treaty of versailles (100,000 army)
-Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin in March 1920
-German workers save Weimar Republic from Kapp Putsch- General strike (city shuts down)
-Freikorps are asked to disband
-Treaty of versailles (100,000 army)
-Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin in March 1920
-German workers save Weimar Republic from Kapp Putsch- General strike (city shuts down)
The Freikorps
The Freikorps- Free corps
-were unemployed army officers who volunteered an the militia
-were unemployed army officers who volunteered an the militia
The Weimar Republic
-Democratic Government formed after WWI
-First Chancellor is Friedrich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel the government's constitution was its downfall
-People were mad that they followed the Treaty of Versailles
-First Chancellor is Friedrich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel the government's constitution was its downfall
-People were mad that they followed the Treaty of Versailles
Hyper Infaltion
*Caused by:
-Need to pay reparations
-Unemployment
-Refusal of workers to work in Ruhr region
*Leads to
-French Occupation of region in 1923 (of the Ruhr region)
-New Reichsmark
-1924, Dawes Plan comes in to solve this problem
-Currency became so useless to the people due to the rise in prices of goods.
-Need to pay reparations
-Unemployment
-Refusal of workers to work in Ruhr region
*Leads to
-French Occupation of region in 1923 (of the Ruhr region)
-New Reichsmark
-1924, Dawes Plan comes in to solve this problem
-Currency became so useless to the people due to the rise in prices of goods.
Summary
After an attempt to take over berlin was unsuccessful, Germany slowly made the transition into the Weimar republic after. During this period, hyperinflation became a major problem.