The weimar republic
Notes
- Attempt to remake Germany
- Government (Democratic) Republic formed
- Republic is without Monarchy
- Has aspects of different governments
- First Chancellor Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- People felt that the constitution was the country's downfall
- Were not popular as they followed the Treaty of Versailles and people were mad
- Was not as successful as first thought as the people disliked it
2 challenges for Weimar Republic
- The Spartakist Uprising,1919
- Extreme left
- Led by Karl Liebknect and Rosa Luxenburg
- Turned a socialist group, Spartakists league into german communism party
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- In German Putsch stands for Coup d'etat
- Freikops asked to disband
- Germany army 100,000 as a result of Treaty of Versailles
- Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin 1920 March
- German workers save Weimar Republic
- Attempt to remake Germany
- Government (Democratic) Republic formed
- Republic is without Monarchy
- Has aspects of different governments
- First Chancellor Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- People felt that the constitution was the country's downfall
- Were not popular as they followed the Treaty of Versailles and people were mad
- Was not as successful as first thought as the people disliked it
2 challenges for Weimar Republic
- The Spartakist Uprising,1919
- Extreme left
- Led by Karl Liebknect and Rosa Luxenburg
- Turned a socialist group, Spartakists league into german communism party
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- In German Putsch stands for Coup d'etat
- Freikops asked to disband
- Germany army 100,000 as a result of Treaty of Versailles
- Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin 1920 March
- German workers save Weimar Republic
Quote: "The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting." - Charles Bukowski
Political Cartoon
BIG QUESTION: How would the outcome be different if the Spartakist uprising was successful?
Summary
This was an attempt to remake Germany with a democratic government that entailed aspects of different governments, it had faced two major challenges, the Kapp Putsch and Spartakist uprising.
This was an attempt to remake Germany with a democratic government that entailed aspects of different governments, it had faced two major challenges, the Kapp Putsch and Spartakist uprising.