Germany

Answer 1

The Sparticist Revolt in January 1919 came close to overthrowing the new Republic. Using the Freikorps was the last resort to stop the communist uprising. The Freikorps was a right-wing group formed of armed ex-soldiers. This showed the Weimar government and the Reichswehr’s (the German armed forces) inability to maintain law and order. After eliminating the communist threat, the Freikorps attempted a rebellion called the Kapp Putsch in 1920. It was Kapp’s failure to win the support of the workers, rather than actions taken by the government, that ended the putsch.