1. QUIZ When did WW1 end? What was signed? Name one term of the document.
What was the new government called?
What is a constitution?
What was one strength and one weakness of the new constitution?
Which uprising did we look at before half term?
Who were its leaders?
When was it?
Was it successful?

2. QUIZ When did WW1 end? 1918 What was signed? Treaty of Versailles
Name one term of the document. War reparations, war guilt clause, loss of the Rhineland and Alsace Lorraine, 100,000 men in the army, etc.
What was the new government called? Weimar Republic
What is a constitution? List of beliefs that a country or state is run by
What was one strength and one weakness of the new constitution? Look back at table.
Which uprising did we look at before half term? Sparticist
Who were its leaders? Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
When was it? January 1919
Was it successful? No

3. Cover lesson
Those of you that did not complete the work have got a detention.
I am going to collect you from the detention to do the work.
I do not care if you get it done over night. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

4. Who gets the blame for signing the Treaty of Versailles?
German delegate

5. Why was the Weimar republic unpopular
Why was the Weimar republic unpopular? The early years of the Weimar Republic: opposition and problems of Hyperinflation:
Learning Outcome: To understand what happened during the Spartacist Uprising, Kapp Putsch and Hyperinflation crises.
To evaluate how serious a threat was posed to the Weimar Government.

6. There were two revolts
The Spartacists: In January 1919 under German communists led by Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht they wanted to overthrow the republic and create a communist government. The Kapp Putsch: In march 1920 Dr Kapp, a strong opponent of the republic and Treaty of Versailles led the Freikorps (ex-army volunteers) in seizing Berlin.

7. The Spartacist Uprising: January 1919.
Key Question
Leaders
Who were they and what did they want?
What did they do?
Why did it fail?
What happened to its leaders?
What did it prove about the Weimar republic?

8. The Spartacist Uprising: January 1919.
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
It was badly organised and got
little support from the people
Of Berlin.
They were communists inspired by the
Communist Revolution in Russia. They
believed that President Ebert and
The ruling Social democrats,
Would not serve the interests of the German
Working Classes.
They tried to take over Berlin by seizing the
headquarters of the Government newspaper
And calling a general strike
It proved that the Weimar republic was unstable as
an extreme left wing group tried to attack a left wing government.
It also proved that the Weimar republic was reliant on the army for survival.

9. A Challenge from the LEFT: The Spartacists
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the LEFT: The Spartacists
The Spartacist League – named after Spartacus (famous gladiator who led a revolt in ancient Rome).
The Spartacist League was formed in 1915 by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebneckt after they left the SPD because they were angry that the SPD was supporting WW1.

10. The Spartacists The German Spartacists weren’t quite so glamourous...
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
The Spartacists
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Leibneckt
The German Spartacists weren’t quite so glamourous...

11. During the 1920s the KPD were often referred to as the Spartacists.
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
The KPD
Karl Leibneckt
In 1918, some of the Spartacists, including Leibneckt and Luxemburg, formed the German Communist Party (KPD).
Rosa Luxemburg
During the 1920s the KPD were often referred to as the Spartacists.

12. They decided to rise up on 5 January 1919
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
Unhappy with the WR
Karl Leibneckt
The Spartacists did not believe that Ebert (the President) and his party, the Social Democrats, would serve the best interests of the German working people.
Rosa Luxemburg
They decided to rise up on 5 January 1919

13. LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
Uprising
Extreme members of the Spartacists seized the HQ of the government’s newspaper and telegraph bureau.
They tried to organise a general strike.

14. The uprising was badly organised.
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
What next?
The uprising was badly organised.

15. How do you think the Freikorps felt about the Communists?
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
What next?
Ebert and the government left Berlin for the safety of Weimar. They left the Freikorps to deal with the Spartacists.
How do you think the Freikorps felt about the Communists?

16. How serious a threat was the Spartacist revolt of January 1919
How serious a threat was the Spartacist revolt of January 1919? 5 Minutes

17. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
The Right wing also had some issues with Weimar. This came from conservative groups like the army who wanted the traditional Germany back
They disliked the Weimar Republic because they believed it was weak

18. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch

19. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
Who were the Freikorps?
Freikorps – free Corps – military group no longer officially part of the army
They had gathered together into about 200 groups after the war in the belief that they needed to protect Germany from Bolshevism
The government had used them to get rid of the Spartacists but now they represented a threat.

20. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
Putsch means a violent seizure of power
March 1920 the Friekorps led by Wolfgang Kapp marched on Berlin
TASK:
Look at the following list of reasons for the putsch and try and put them in order of importance.
Dr Wolff Gang Kapp

21. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
Germany was a proud military nation (Militarism) dating back from the time of Fredrick the Great
2. The New Government was poor and could not afford to keep up an army.
3. The Treat of Versailles (signed June 1919) was humiliating to Germany
4. The army felt let down by the signing of a peace treaty and defeat in the war – they believed they had been betrayed.
5. The government was socialist (mildly left wing)
6. The government had used the Freikorps to get rid of the spartacists
7. The government no longer needed the Freikorps and felt threatened by them
8. The Treat of Versailles meant that the government had to vastly reduce the size of the army.
9. Powerful army generals did not like the new government
10. Many people wanted Germany back the way it was before the war.
11. There had been a revolution in Russia in 1917 which caused chaos (

22. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
Events of the Putsch
FEB 1920: The government orders two Friekorps brigades (about 12,000 men) to disband.
FEB 1920: Wolfgang Kapp leader of a right-wing party organised opposition. He tried to get key Generals to support it. They didn’t say yes and they didn’t say no.
12 MARCH 1920: Freikorps marched on Berlin. The army refused to support the government.
The government had to flee and the Friekorps took Berlin.

23. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
“Troops do not fire on troops.”
Hans von Seeckt (Army General)

24. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
How was the Putsch stopped?
Kapp took control of the government
BUT: There was no widespread support for his actions across the country
The Left-wing organised a general strike
Most bankers and government workers refused to support him
Kapp’s new government could not govern. After 4 days they fled and the government returned to Berlin.

25. A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
LO: To understand how and why extremist groups opposed the government
A Challenge from the Right: Kapp Putsch
Was that the end of the right wing?
There were still lots of right-wing groups that opposed the Republic.
1922: Walter Rathenau (Foreign Minister) is assassinated by right-wing group.
His involvement at Versailles and his Jewish background had made him a target for nationalists.
The NAZIS!

26. The Kapp Putsch: March 1920. Key questions?
Why were the Freikorp angry?
What did the Freikorps led by Dr Wolfang Kapp do?
Why did it fail? Clue: General strike.
What were the strengths and weaknesses of theWeimar republic?
Extension: List 3 examples of similarities and differences between the Kapp
Putsch and the spartacist uprising.
Similarities
Differences 1.
Wanted to overthrow the Weimar republic
Wanted to overthrow the Weimar republic.

27. The Kapp Putsch: March 1920.
The Freikorp was angry because the Treaty of Versailles
Started to reduce the size of the army and disbanded the Freikorp.
The Weimar government left Berlin and called a general strike
So as to paralyse the city by cutting off electricity, food supplies etc.
Kapp realised he could not rule Germany because of the chaos.
He fled to Sweden
It showed that the workers of Berlin
Showed support for the Republic by striking
But showed a lack of sympathy from the army who
Refused to move against Kapp and his 5,000 Freikorp
The Freikorp under Wolfgang Kapp attempted
To takeover Berlin and set a new government.

28. Mini- Plenary
How serious a threat was the Kapp Putsch of March 1920? 5 Minutes.
Give at least two reasons for each uprising
0= no threat at all
10= A major threat

29. What do you see. What does this tell you about Germany in 1923
What do you see? What does this tell you about Germany in 1923? Challenge task: What impact would it have on people?

30. The 1923 Hyperinflation crises.
Learning Outcome: To identify the causes and problems of the Hyperinflation crises.

31. THIS IS CALLED INFLATION
Why was 1923 so terrifying?
IN 1990 ONE EGG COST 20p
IN 2000 ONE EGG COST 21p
IN 2006 ONE EGG COST 24p
THIS IS CALLED INFLATION

32. THIS IS HYPERINFLATION
WHY WAS 1923 SO TERRIFYING?
In 1923, ONE egg cost the equivalent of
£100,000!
£100,000
THIS IS HYPERINFLATION

33. Key terms Hyperinflation: When prices
go up very quickly (100 times). This is due
to the Government printing too much
money therefore losing the value of money.
The Ruhr: The industrial part of Germany
Producing coal steel and Iron

34. What caused hyper-inflation?
Reparations (compensation money paid by the German government to the French) meant that the German government was short of money
What effect did it have on the German economy?
What could the German government do?

35. Government printed so much money that it made it less valuable

36. How would hyperinflation affect the following people?
Granny Greta who has her life-savings of 400,000,000,000 marks invested in the bank
Uncle Otto who works as a History teacher who is on a fixed income per month
Factory worker Adolf who has no savings and no debts who is on a fixed income per month

37. How would each of these people react? Who might they blame?

38. French occupation of the Ruhr

39. The occupation of the Ruhr by the French
Why did the French invade the Ruhr?
Why didn’t the German government fight back?
How did the workers react to this?
How would the average German react to this?
Who would they blame?

40. How did the German workers feel? What did they do?

41. Who would the German workers blame?

42. Write a speech against the government You will want to include complaints about: The Treaty of Versailles The occupation of the Ruhr The effects of hyperinflation

43. Plenary:
What was the biggest threat to the Weimar government? The Spartacist revolt, Kapp Putsch or Hyperinflation crises. Explain your answer. Challenge: Explain why the biggest problem for the Weimar republic is a bigger problem than another problem.