uprisings

• In 1917, something happened in the world that gave Germans the idea they could also hold an uprising
• Germans had a negative view of Russians and thought they could do an uprising even better than the Russians
• Germans saw an opportunity to replace the corrupt Weimar government with their own government
• Right wing


  Political ideas which support very conservative or traditional values
• Left wing


  Political ideas which favor socialism and more radical ideas
• Putch


  An attempted takeover of a government
• Trade unionist


  Member of a trade union that protects workers' rights
• Center party


  Group in Germany that were mainly Catholic and occupied the middle ground in political views
• In 1919, the Weimar government was very weak and people were angry, wanting change
• In the early 1920s, there was social chaos and disorder, leading people to want to restore order and safety
• In the 1920s, Germany was struggling to pay back reparations set at 6,600 million, leaving the nation financially ruined
• In 1923, hyperinflation occurred where the value of money fell drastically, leading to frustration and calls for drastic change
• Hyperinflation


  When the value of money falls drastically, requiring more money to buy the same goods
• Spartacus uprising


  1. Communist group had minor clashes with army in Dec 1918

  2. Main uprising in Jan 1919 to overthrow Weimar government

  3. Frey corps (free army) called in to stop the rebellion

  4. Spartacists were defeated
• Kapp Putch

  1. Took place in 1920

  2. Kapp tried to take over Berlin with Frey corps

  3. Regular army refused to attack Frey corps

  4. Kapp defeated when workers refused to strike and support him
• Munich Putch

  1. Took place in Nov 1923

  2. Hitler tried to take advantage of Weimar crisis

  3. Putch failed, Hitler captured and jailed

  4. Nazi party banned, Hitler prevented from speaking publicly until 1927

  5. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in jail, learned to take power legally
• The Munich Putch taught Hitler a valuable lesson - he needed to take power legally through elections, not illegally
• Hyperinflation in Germany in 1923


  Led to frustration and calls for drastic change, including violent uprisings