They Occupied Public Buildings, called for
general strike and formed a revolutionary
committee
The Spartacist's feared if the election
took place here would be no chance for
a communist Germany so took
inspiration from Russia and gain power
by uprising
Red Rising in the Ruhr
The left wingers and trade unionists
were concerned about the
re-emergence of militarism and put a 9
point plan forward calling for a fully
socialist government and the removal
of anti republican elements
There was no government co-operation
On the 15th of March, a communist uprising began in
the Ruhr. Arms were issued to the "red army and they
put up barricades in Berlin. A new government was
also set up in Essen to establish a soviet republic
The Reichswer were ordered in and
brutally murdered hundreds of the
protesters
This left discomfort among the German people, they
had stopped the Kapp putsch and when they asked for
something in return they were killed.
Kapp Putsch
This was the first major crisis
from the right wing in march
1920
The Treaty of versailles called for a reduction in the size of the
army. This involved disbanding friekorps units also. General
Walther von Luttwitz was leader of one of the disbanded
brigades and he was outraged. Himself and Wolfgang Kapp
Plotted to overthrow the newly established weimar
government
On the 12th of march 12000 friekorps
marched into Berlin. the army refused to
suppress the putsch: Reichswer don't fire on
Reichswer"
Ebert fled and a new government was proclaimed by Kapp,
Making himself chancellor. Ebert pleaded with the German people
for a general strike. And they did so, the banks anc civil servants
also refused to support Kapp. After 4 days it collapsed and Kapp
Fled to Sweden.
Munich Putsch
Led By Adolf Hiter and Erich
Ludendorf (Karh and Lossow
minorly involved)
Germant was in a state of economic crisis and
Bavaria was highly turbulent by 1923 and
Hitler saw this as an opportunity
Hitler Burst into a Right wing
meeting in a Beer Hall and made
Kahr and Lossow support his
putsch at gunpoint.
Karh and Lossow turn on Hitler
and help put down the putsch
Ludendorff persuades
Hitler to proceed with the
putsch anyway and he
does so
Hitler marched into Bavaria With 2000 men and met
the police force and the army. Thy were easily
suppressed. 14 men were killed. Hitler and
Ludendorff were arrested