Rebellions in Germany 1918-1923

  • Kiel Munity

    was an anti-government rebellion that broke among German sailors towards the end of World War I. I
  • Bavaria

    Bavaria, self declered Socialist republic
  • Strikes

    Strikes all over Germany
  • Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates

    Abdicates and Ebert becomens Chancelor over SPD-USPD coalition
  • November Revolution

    It was a consequence of the military defeat of the German Empire in wwi, was triggered by the naval munity.
  • Spartacist Revolt

    The left wing Spartacus movement led by Karl Leibkencht and Rosa Luxemburg began a revoltin Berlin, January 1919. The revolt failed because the government got help from the army and the Freikorps (right wing)
  • Elections

    Elbert elected president of the republic
  • Sign of the Treaty of Versilles

  • Red Army

    As a result of the Kapp Putsh rebellion, Communists, uprise. They defeated the Freikorps and regular army units in the area and started the biggest armed workers' uprising in Germany, the Ruhr Uprising
  • NSDAP programme by Hitler

  • Kapp Putsh

    the right-wing nationalist, Dr Wolfgang Kapp led a Freikorps takeover in Berlin.
  • France invades the Ruhr

    France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr. The Ruhr was a region of Germany which contained resources such as factories. The French and Belgians intended to use these resources to make up for the unpaid reparations.
  • General Strike and hyperinflation

    In order to pay the striking workers the government simply printed more money. This led to hyperinflation the more prices rose.
  • Black Reichswehr

    Nationalist group rebells, it was raised despite restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty.
  • The Rhineland/Communists take power in Saxony and Thuringia

    Communists took over the governments of Saxony and Thuringia in October.And also took over the Rhineland and declared it independent in the same month.
  • Hitler's Munich Putsch

    The Nazis attempted a putsch in Munich. This event brought Hitler to national prominence after he was jailed for nine months for his part in the attempted coup.