how did germany faced political instability from 1918 to 1932
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The Weimar Republic was created at a time of confusion and chaos after Germany had lost World War One. People were starving, the Kaiser had fled and the new Republic got off to a troubled start for two reasons:
Many Germans hated the government for signing the armistice in November 1918 - they called them the November criminals. The defeat in the war came as a huge surprise to the German people, which led to a theory that the brave German army had been ‘stabbed in the back’ by the politicians.
Many Germans felt their country had received a very harsh deal in the Treaty of Versailles. They resented the government for agreeing to its conditions and signing it, even though they were forced to by the Allies.
The Weimar Republic's unpopularity meant it faced violent uprisings from both sides of the political spectrum during 1919 and 1920.
The Weimar Republic faced challenges from the left wing (Spartacists) and right wing (Kapp Putsch)
The threat from the Left: The Spartacist Uprising
Photo of the Spartacist uprising (january uprising) in Berlin - demonstration of armed spartacists in the Jerusalemer StraßeThe Spartacist uprising in Berlin - demonstration of armed spartacists in the Jerusalemer Straße
During 5 – 12 January 1919, 50,000 members of the post-World War One Communist Party, known as the Spartacists, rebelled in Berlin, led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.
The government was saved when it armed bands of ex-soldiers, known as the Freikorps, who defeated the Spartacist rebels.
In the aftermath, communist workers' councils seized power all over Germany, and a Communist People's Government took power in Bavaria.
By May 1919 the Freikorps had crushed all of these uprisings.