Years Of Unrest For The Weimar Republic Flashcards
What was the social factor that caused unrest in Germany
There was widespread discontent
By 1919- thousands were poor and had the influenza epidemic
- many denied losing the war
- government was weak and ineffective
What was the economic factor that caused unrest for Germany
The fact they couldn’t pay for reparations by 1923 - which led to the Ruhr crisis
What was the Ruhr crisis
France and Belgium invaded Germany’s richest industrial land - the Ruhr
This gave them access to iron and coal so Germany went on a huge strike meaning the German industry was devastated once again which eventually led to hyperinflation
What was the political factor that caused unrest in Germany
Threats from the left (spartacists) and the right ( friekorps and kapp putsch)
What was the threat from the right and who lead it
They wanted to create a right wing government this was led by Wolfgang kapp
What was the kapp putsch
Friekorps invades Berlin to overthrow the Weimar regime however the rebellion failed as workers opposed and staged a strike
The kapp fled
What was the threat from the left
They wanted a revolution and held the spartacist revolt
Who led the spartacists
Communists led by Karl liebkneck ans Rosa Luxemburg
What was the spartacist revolt
50000 workers went on strike to support the left wing revolution
What did ebert decide to do to stop the spartacist revolution
He asked the friekorps for help to stop the rebellion
They used violence and this caused a split in the left
