Weimar

Weimar problems

  • Strikes in Berlin and 50 other cities

    Strikes in Berlin and 50 other cities
    Strikes all over Germany, Over 1 million people went to the strikes.
  • 1919

    1919
    Revolt of the Spartacist and other communist rebellions.-
    Communist People power seized in Bavaria-
    (june 28) Treaty of Versailles-
  • 1920

    1920
    Kapp Putsch (a Freikorps brigade rebelled against the Treaty, led by Dr Wolfgang Kapp. It took over Berlin and tried to bring back the Kaiser.) - REbellion of Red Army in the Ruhr
  • 1921

    1921
    Matthias Erzberger was killed -
    "March Action" called by KPD (march 27th)-
    (june 26) Hitler becomes leader of the Nazis-
  • 1922

    1922
    Walter Rathenau was killed
  • France invades the Ruhr

    France invades the Ruhr
    The frenchs attacked te Ruhr.
  • General Strike and hyperinflation

    General Strike and hyperinflation
    Government decided to print more money to pay the workers in the region, contributing to hyperinflation. A general strike (when all the workers in the country stopped work) was called, and political instability was rife.
  • Black Reichswehr rebellion

    Black Reichswehr rebellion
  • The Rhineland declared independence

    The Rhineland declared independence
    The Rhineland declared independence and Communists take power in Saxony and Thuringia
  • Hitler's Munich Putsch

    Hitler's Munich Putsch
    Adolf Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany.