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Threats to the
Weimar Republic
- Spartacist Rising
- Spartacist League,
Rosa Luxemburg & Karl
Liebknecht were in
charge
- They hoped that
protesters would join
but it didn't happen
- They tried to take over
buildings
- Didn't come close
because there was weak
leadership
- Red Rising in the Ruhr
- The Communist Party
were in charge
- They had 50,000 workers
supporting them
- Tried to take control of
raw materials
- Didn't come close because it
was badly planned
- Kapp Putsch
- The Freikorps Unit led by
Wolfgang Kapp were in
charge of the uprising
- They had very little support.
Workers went on strike against
them which made it impossible
for Kapp to rule
- 12,000 Freikorps marched to
Berlin and the government
was forced to flee
- He was close to taking over
Germany, but after 4 days he
fled from Berlin and Ebert's
government returned
- Munich Putsch
- Adolf Hitler and
General Lundendorff
were in charge
- Did not have much support
because it was badly planned.
- Planned to take over the
government and set up General
Lundendorff as leader
- Didn't come close because there was
not a proper plan & they were caught
by the police