The weimar republic
the spartakist uprising
attempt at communist revolution
began by karl liebknecht and rosa luxemburg
These two turned socialist group spartacust league into german communist party.
they tried to take over berlin in 1919 but it didn't work
the uprising was put down by freikorps
Then, the german pitch stands for coup d'etat
freakorps are asked to disband
treaty of versailles
Wolfgang kappa march on berlin in march 1920
german workers save weimar republic - general strike
began by karl liebknecht and rosa luxemburg
These two turned socialist group spartacust league into german communist party.
they tried to take over berlin in 1919 but it didn't work
the uprising was put down by freikorps
Then, the german pitch stands for coup d'etat
freakorps are asked to disband
treaty of versailles
Wolfgang kappa march on berlin in march 1920
german workers save weimar republic - general strike
The FREIKORPS
the anti-revolutionary force
they were army officers
instumental in putting down the uprising
they were army officers
instumental in putting down the uprising
the WEIMAR REPUBLIC
democratic govt formed after WW1
first chancellor is fried rick ebert until 1925
many people fell that the governments constitution was its downfall
people mad that they followed treaty of versailles
first chancellor is fried rick ebert until 1925
many people fell that the governments constitution was its downfall
people mad that they followed treaty of versailles
Hyper inflation
caused by: need to pay reparations
unemployment
refusal of workers to work in Ruhr region
leads to: french
unemployment
refusal of workers to work in Ruhr region
leads to: french
Summary
A democratic government called the Weimar Republic was formed after WW1, however many people felt that the governments constitution was its downfall. The Spartakist uprising was an attempt at a communist revolution, that was started by two individuals; Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. They turned the socialist group into the German communist party, and tried to take over Berlin but were unsuccessful as they were stopped by the Freikorps, who were an anti-revolutionary army force.
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