Germany's Sufferings From the War
1. Economic disaster
2. A serious loss of man power
3. Near total disrespect for the government
4. Many thousands of armed and disillusioned soldiers roaming the streets
5. A traumatized civilian population
6. The Treaty of Versailles
2. A serious loss of man power
3. Near total disrespect for the government
4. Many thousands of armed and disillusioned soldiers roaming the streets
5. A traumatized civilian population
6. The Treaty of Versailles
Political Instability
After World War I, the Social Democrat Party was led by Freidrich Ebert and announced Germany was a republic. Ebert was unable to control violence in Germany between German Communists and the army. Since there wasn't a formal disarming of soldiers after the war, soldiers came home with their weapons in hand. They were no longer loyal to the government and could not be disarmed. The 2 million Germans lost in the war made up Germany's Industrial Base and they were not able to recover from that. Communism took a stronger hold in Germany and were determined to bring down Ebert and establish a communist government. In 1926, Germany was finally admitted into the League of Nations. In 1933, President Hindenburg asked a grotesque little man with a toothbrush mustache to form a government and the Nazi Party officially took control of Germany.
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Political Uprisings
Sparticist Uprising- An attempt by the Communist Party of Germany to overthrow Ebert. It was suppressed and marked the end of the German Revolution in 1919.
Assasinations- Rathenau and Erzberger were assasinated.
Assasinations- Rathenau and Erzberger were assasinated.