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- Problems faced by the Weimar Republic (1918-1923)
- Political Violence
- Extreme Left Wing Parties
- The Spartacist League - A Communist group who did not trust the government and did not think it would improve worker's lifes
- The Spartacist Revolt- They tried to turn the workers' protest into a revolution but they did not have enough support.
- The German army and the Freikorps stopped the uprising and 100 workers were killed.
- The Spartacist Revolt- They tried to turn the workers' protest into a revolution but they did not have enough support.
- The Communist Party - German workers who were angry about bad pay & conditions, they wanted more rights.
- The Red Rising in the Ruhr- A communist 'Red Army' of 50,000 workers occupied the Ruhr and took control of raw materials.
- The German army and the Freikorps stopped the uprising and 1000 workers were killed.
- The Red Rising in the Ruhr- A communist 'Red Army' of 50,000 workers occupied the Ruhr and took control of raw materials.
- The Spartacist League - A Communist group who did not trust the government and did not think it would improve worker's lifes
- Extreme Right Wing Parties
- The Nazi Party - Led by Adolf Hitler. They believed that democratic government was weak and wanted one political party and leader.
- The Freikorps-anti-communist, nationalist ex-soldiers. They helped the army against communist uprisings
- The Kapp Putsch - As the government disbaned the Freikorps, 12000 Freikorps marched into Berlin to overthrow the governmen.t
- They got into Berlin. However, Berlin workers protested against them and stopped work.This made it impossible to rule, they flew after four days and the government returned to power.
- The Kapp Putsch - As the government disbaned the Freikorps, 12000 Freikorps marched into Berlin to overthrow the governmen.t
- Extreme Left Wing Parties
- Invasion of the Ruhr
- Germany was struggling to pay reparations which led to the French
invading the Ruhr in January 1923 - they took was was owed to them in
the form of mines factories and railways
- In response, the German government told their works to go on strike leading to passive resistance - they paid the workers even though there was no money coming into the economy from selling goods and raw materials - this contributed to hyperinflation
- In response, the German government told their works to go on strike leading to passive resistance - they paid the workers even though there was no money coming into the economy from selling goods and raw materials - this contributed to hyperinflation
- Hyperinflation
- - The German government runs out of money
- - It prints more money to pay workers and repay its debts
- People don't trust the money and they spend it quickly
- Shops and suppliers put up prices - people have to be paid more and the government needs more money
- Prices rise at an incredible rate e.g. 1 stamp costs 1 mark in 1919 and 1 stamp no costs 22 million marks in 1923
- Shops and suppliers put up prices - people have to be paid more and the government needs more money
- People don't trust the money and they spend it quickly
- - It prints more money to pay workers and repay its debts
- Impact of hyperinflation
- Farmers did not want to sell their food for worthless money so there were major food shortages
- Some people died from starvation and others turned to crime
- People who were saving carefully for years, their money became worthless
- People in debt gained because their loans were worth much less than they had been
- - The German government runs out of money
- Germany was struggling to pay reparations which led to the French
invading the Ruhr in January 1923 - they took was was owed to them in
the form of mines factories and railways
- Political Violence
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