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GERMANY - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Now they had a democratic government called The Weimar Republic.
  - - - In 1919 the Spartacists, led by Liebknecht and Luxemburg, opposed Ebert's democratic plans and advocated for a Germany ruled by workers' councils. They fought on the street against freikorps and they failed
      - In May 1919, they also tried to start a Communist Revolution in Bavaria. The King of Bavaria was forced to abdicate and Bavaria was declared the Bavarian SovietRepublic. But later they failed because they were crushed by the army and the police sent by Ebert and also by the Freikorps.
      - Communist revolution continued in the Ruhr in 1920, resulting in confrontations with police, army, and Freikorps, with 2,000 victims.
  - - - Kapp putsch (1920): Freikorps went into Berlin in a rebelión. The army refused to fire and it looked as if the Ebert government was doomed. However, it was saved by German people, especially the industrial workers of berlin. Kapp realized he could not succeed and left the country.
      - Munich putsch (1923): Hitler started a rebelión. The Nazis were still very much a minority party, but hitler had given them a high profile. Hitler believed that the moment had come for him to topple the Weimar Government. He had friends in high places.
- - - - This problem was disastrous for Germany. The government ordered workers to go on strikes. This way there was nothing for the French to take away.
- - - - The Weimar republic accepted freedom of expression so artists and writers were reborn. They tried to represent the present, although it was harsh, instead of the past. The architecture also developed new ideas and styles. It was a golden age for the cinema. Cabarets performed songs criticising political leaders.
    - - locarno treaties (1925): It guarantees not to try to change Germany's western borders with France and belgium.
      - Young plan (1929): Stressman negotiated this plan, which decreased the amount of reparations on Germany and led to the final removal of British, French and Belgian troops from the rhineland.