The Weimar Republic
- Spartakist Uprising
- Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg turned socialist group into German Communist Party
- Tried to take over Berlin
- Put down by Freikorps
- Luxemburg and Liebknecht were murdered as a result
- The Kapp Putsch
- Stands for Coup d'etat in germen
- Freikorps asked to disband
- Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin in March 1920
- Workers called it the general strike
- Democratic gov't formed after WWI
- First chancellor is Friedrich Ebert until 1925
- Many people feel the government's constitution was its downfall
- People mad that they followed Treaty of Versailles
Summary
When they tried to take over Berlin, but was eventually unsuccessful. Germany started the Weimar republic after this fail attempt . Which eventually lead to hyperinflation which, became a major problem during this time.