Political Unrest (Putsches)
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- Created on: 05-03-22 11:31
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- Political Unrest (Putsches - 1918 - 1920)
- Spartacist Uprising
- Leaders
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Karl Liebknecht
- Goals
- Establish a state based on communist ideals
- Events
- December 1918 - Demonstrations lead to clashed with the army
- 30th December 1918 - KPD formed
- 6th January 1919 - Spartacists attempt to overthrow Ebert and Weimar
- Rebellion put down by Reichswehr and Freikorps
- Spartacist Leaders captured and executed
- Rebellion put down by Reichswehr and Freikorps
- Leaders
- Kapp Putsch
- Leader
- Wolfgang Kapp - nationalist politician
- Goals
- Seize Berlin
- Form new right-wing government with Kapp as Chancellor
- Invite the old Kaiser to reassume his position of Emperor
- Form new right-wing government with Kapp as Chancellor
- Seize Berlin
- Events
- March 1920 - Weimar announces measures to disband Freikorps and reduce size of army
- Ehrhardt (leader of the Freikorps) refused to disband
- 13th March 1920 - Kapp seizes Berlin
- Weimar moves Dresden -> Stuttgart
- Reichswehr commanded to put down rebellion, but "The Reichswehr does not fire on the Reichswehr"
- Ebert calls strike in Berlin to stop the Putsch. Weimar was supported by trade unionists and civil servants so the city froze and, with little support, the Putsch collapsed
- Despite over 400 Reichswehr members being involved, very few were punished
- Ebert calls strike in Berlin to stop the Putsch. Weimar was supported by trade unionists and civil servants so the city froze and, with little support, the Putsch collapsed
- Reichswehr commanded to put down rebellion, but "The Reichswehr does not fire on the Reichswehr"
- Weimar moves Dresden -> Stuttgart
- 13th March 1920 - Kapp seizes Berlin
- Ehrhardt (leader of the Freikorps) refused to disband
- March 1920 - Weimar announces measures to disband Freikorps and reduce size of army
- Leader
- Spartacist Uprising
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