The Challenges to Weimar (1919-23) - Germany

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  • The Challenges to Weimar (1919-1923)
    • The Constitution
      • The President: elected by universal franchise
      • Reichrat - Upper House: states are represented
      • Reichstag - Lower House: elected members sit, elected by PR
    • Challenges from the Left
      • Spartacist Revolt in Jan 1919
      • KPD created
      • Munich and Bremen soviets established
      • Left wanted soviets and nationalisation of industry
      • 1920: KPD Ruhr uprising
    • Challenges from the Right
      • German Workers' Party
      • 1920 Kapp Putsch
      • Freikorps - government attempted to disband them. It failed and a general strike crushed them instead
    • Occupation of the Ruhr
      • France and Belgium invaded
      • Jan 1923: Germany couldn't afford to pay reparations
      • Passive resistance was called off by Stresemann
    • Hyperinflation
      • Printed more and more money to pay Ruhr strikers
      • The value of the mark fell
      • Destroyed savings and ruined those on a fixed income
      • The Black Market and Barter flourished
    • The Munich Putsch
      • Hitler took control of Barvana
      • Nazi Party and other nationalists marched on Berlin
      • Hitler was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison. He served 9 months

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