HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kapp Putsch, Nazi Party, Weimar Republic
Document Summary
The weimer republic and the rise of hitler and. The new republic: conflicting demands: the weimer constitution was established din 1919 and gave the vote to all adult men and women. It was the model of european constitutions and represented a great transition from old authoritarian german society. The radicals wanted a communist party (left) and therefore formed the the. Conservatives/right wing viewed democracy as weak and un german (germany was viewed as a strong country) Sparticists (independent socialist party) (became the kpd, led by rosa luxembourg and karl liebknecht) In december 1918, they formed the communist party of germany and attempted to take power in berlin however their coup attempt failed. The government called on the regular army and the freikorps to crush the rebels. The forces of the moderate left had relied on the forces of the moderate right so that they could stay in power.
