Threats to Republic
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- Created on: 29-05-14 20:21
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- Threats to the Republic
- Right Wing
- Kapp putsch
- Sparked by attempt to disband Freikorp. 12,000 troops marched on Berlin and installed right wing gov under Kapp.
- Demonstrated that army would not defend the Republic
- Sparked by attempt to disband Freikorp. 12,000 troops marched on Berlin and installed right wing gov under Kapp.
- Biased Judiciary- only 1 out of 705 prosecuted over kapp putsch
- No assassins executed
- French occupation of Ruhr
- End of 1922 Germany struggled to pay reparations. French decided to take goods.
- Passive resistence- german paid workers to strike- french brought in own workers
- End of 1922 Germany struggled to pay reparations. French decided to take goods.
- Hyperinflation
- Nov 1923 value and confidence of the mark fell as gov printed more obey to fund reparations
- Munich Beer Hall Putsch
- Led by Hitler- attempt to overthrow left wing gov- marched on Berlin.
- Failed-put down by army and Hitler arrested. 5 year sentence-released after 9 months (biased judiciary)
- Led by Hitler- attempt to overthrow left wing gov- marched on Berlin.
- Groener-Eber pact- Freikorp would be used to put down left wing. appeared to have betrayed socialist revolution
- Kapp putsch
- Left Wing
- Spartacist Revolt
- Put down by Freikorp. leaders Karl Leibknect and Rosa Luxemburg shot.
- Unhappy with the November revolution
- Ruhr Revolution
- Red army formed in response to Freikorp. Set up gov in Essen.
- Put down by Freikorp
- Red army formed in response to Freikorp. Set up gov in Essen.
- Spartacist Revolt
- Right Wing
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