1. Germany
Political Strife

2. Timeline of Events
1918 November 11: Armistice signed with Allies January 5, 1919: Revolutionary Committee in Berlin; ’Spartacist Uprising’. February 11: Ebert elected President of the Republic June 28: Treaty of Versailles March 13-17:, 1920: Kapp-Luettwitz putsch; Ebert and ministers flee. July 26-9: Hitler becomes leader of Nazis January 10: Germany defaults on reparations. January 11-12: French and Belgian armies occupy the Ruhr. Government urges ’passive resistance’. September: Hyper-inflation reaches peak. Mass strikes. November 8-9: Hitler’s Munich putsch.

3. Armistice: November 11, 1918
What is an armistice? Who signed it?

4. Spartacist UpRising: January 6, 1920
Weimar Republic: Sparacists: Free Corps: German Communist Party:

5. Treaty of Versailles: June 28, 1920
Did Germany like it? Why not? November Criminals: the politicians who signed the armistice in the first place. Diktat: a dictated peace

6. **Between 1919 and 1922 there were 356 political murders in Germany**
Kapp Putsch: March 1920
Putsch: an attempt to take power by force
The Free Corps marched into Berlin to seize power—Ebert (president) and the government had fled the city.
Kapp was an extremist who hated the government for signing the treaty. He was supported by the Berlin police, the Free Corps and come of the army. But not the workers. They went on strike and 100 hours later, Ebert was back.
**Between 1919 and 1922 there were 356 political murders in Germany**

7. Ruhr Occupation
Germany failed to pay its instalment of the reparations demanded by the Treaty. French decided to occupy the Ruhr and take over it’s production. But, what happened? Do you think it was worthwhile for the French to occupy the Ruhr in order to get coal and coke?

8. Hyperinflation
What is hyperinflation? How did it affect Germany? How would you solve it?