Revolution from Left and Right
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- Created on: 08-12-15 18:49
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- The Weimar Republic
- Kapp Putsch
- First attempt by the extreme right to seize control from the government.
- They wanted some sort of authoritarian, doctoral regime.
- As a result of the demobilisation of the armed forces there were nearly 200 paramilitary units in Germany by 1919
- In 1920 about 12,000 members of the Friekorps marched on Berlin and seized the main buildings of the capital- unopposed- installed anew government
- The Gernan army did not provide any resistance
- Putsch collapsed becasue before fleeing the SPD called for a general strike which soon paralysed the capital. the rebels had little support in Berlin
- First attempt by the extreme right to seize control from the government.
- Munich Putsch
- Nazi Putsch- took place from 8-9th November 1923- the crisis in the Ruhr convinced Hitler that the time was right to seize power.
- The German October
- The continuing disturbances by the extreme left in the period 1919-1923 culminated in the German October
- Took place Saxony which had a SPD/KPD government in 1923
- Mass Protests actually started in summer of 1923 attheheight of the Ruhr Crisis, although the uprisings did not actually come to a head until October 1923
- A major wave of strikes and protests had encouraged the comintern too organise a German October inspired by the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917.
- Reich troops overthrew the state government and suppressed the attacker
- The continuing disturbances by the extreme left in the period 1919-1923 culminated in the German October
- Spartacist Revolution
- Spartacists had opposed WW1 and were deeply influenced by Bolshevism. they opposed the creation of a national Constituent assembly
- In Jan 1919 the spartacists decided the time was right to lead an armed rising in Berlin against exerts government. they were led by Rosa Luxenburg and Karl Liebknecht.
- on 5 Jan 1919 the spartacists occupied buildings, called for a general strike and a revolutionary committee
- After 3 days of savage street fighting the coup was easily defeated
- Spartacists had opposed WW1 and were deeply influenced by Bolshevism. they opposed the creation of a national Constituent assembly
- Kapp Putsch
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