The Weimar Republic
Notes
Notes
-Democratic Gov't formed after WW1
-First Chancellor is Fredrich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel that the government's constitution was it's downfall
Challenges
-Spartakist uprising: started by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg started the German Communist party that tried to take over Berlin in January 1919. They were stopped with force by the Freikorps who were an unofficial right wing military force.
-The Kapp Putsch: Freikorps are asked to disband (they don't). Leader Wolfgang Kapp marched on Berlin in 1920. German workers stop this by a general strike.
-Democratic Gov't formed after WW1
-First Chancellor is Fredrich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel that the government's constitution was it's downfall
Challenges
-Spartakist uprising: started by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg started the German Communist party that tried to take over Berlin in January 1919. They were stopped with force by the Freikorps who were an unofficial right wing military force.
-The Kapp Putsch: Freikorps are asked to disband (they don't). Leader Wolfgang Kapp marched on Berlin in 1920. German workers stop this by a general strike.
Quote
"Without democracy there is no freedom. Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary."
-Fredrich Ebert
-Fredrich Ebert
Political Cartoon
Subjunctive Question
What would have been the outcome had the two groups challenged the Weimar Republic?
Summary
The Weimar Republic was the government that Germany had formed after WW1