many people feel the governments constitution was its downfall
people mad that they followed treaty of Versailles
Spartakist Uprising, 1919
Began by Karl Leibknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
Turned a socialist group, spartakists league into german Communist party
Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
Brutally put down by the Freikorps
Luxemburg and Liebknecht Murdered
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
in german putsch stands for coup d'etat Friekorps are asked to disband Treaty of Versailles (100,00 army) Wolfgang Kapp March on Berlin in March 1920 German workers save weimar republic - general strike
Summary
Germany which had been set up as a Republic after World War I was resentful and in poverty, they blamed the Weimar Republic for the Treaty of Versailles. Because of this they became desperate and this made an uprising seem like a good avenue. But after two failed attempts they soon found out that it would not be so easy without the army on their side.
Quote
"The German Reich is a Republic, and whoever doesn't believe it gets one in the neck. " - Alfred Döblin