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Weimar Republic (The Revolution 1918-19 (The American President, Woodrow…

- - - - The majority of German people felt that the treaty was harsh on a nation that had willingly surrendered and thought the treaty would be more in line with Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The lack of military allowance made the Germans feel vulnerable to attack and they felt bitter about having to accept blame for the war.
- - - - Communist leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht wanted to inspire a communist revolution similar to that in Russia, 1917, when the workers took power overthrowing the monarchy and government.
    - - The communists took over key buildings in Berlin, including the Vorwarts newspaper building. This was one of the reasons why the government moved to Weimar.
    - - The communists did not gain as much support with the workers as they thought and the uprising was put down by the Freikorps (former army mercenaries, employed by
        the Weimar Republic). 1,000 people died in the conflict including the leaders
  - - - : The Freikorps seized control of Berlin, but the government escaped to Dresden.
    - - In early 1920 the Weimar Government moved to disband (get rid of) most of the Freikorps, believing that the communist threat was over and to save money. A leading politician called Wolfgang Kapp (also heavily opposed to the Treaty of Versailles) and the Berlin Freikorps made plans to resist and bring down the government and place Kapp and
        army officers in charge of the country.
    - - The uprising had little support from workers in the city, who went on strike which forced the Freikorps to back down. Very few of those involved were punished
- - - - Many people’s lost their life savings
        and pensions became worthless
    - - businesses that had borrowed money
        from banks were able to pay it back easily; a rise in
        the price of food helped farmers; foreigners in
        Germany found they could exchange foreign currency
        for marks and easily afford things most Germans
        could not.