Spartakist Uprising 1919
- Began by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
- Turned to a socialist group Spartakists League into German Communist Party
- Tried to take over Berlin in Jan. 1919
- Brutally put down by the Freikorps --> with force
- Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered
- no more left wing uprising
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- German for 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 - general strike
The Weimar Republic
- Democratic government formed after WWI
- First Chancellor - Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- Many felt the government's downfall was its constitution
- Mad that they followed the Treaty of Versailles
Hyper Inflation
Caused by:
- Needed to pay reparations
- Unemployment
- Refusal of workers to work in Ruhr region
- French Occupation of region in 1923
- New Reichsmark and Dawes Plan
Summary
After the 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.