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One main group were the Spartacists-the German Communist Party. Being an extremist left wing party, they believed in equality for everyone. Usually, communism wouldn't be a big thing in a country like Germany, but due to the fact that there were many poorer people than before-because of the blockade of German ports-communism seemed like a good idea, as it was in their interests. Of course, this wasn't good news for the richer members of society-who were able to sustain themselves with the help of their wealth. Also, just two years before this uprising, Russia had turned communist. As communism in Russia seemed to be working very well at the time, many Spartacists must have thought that this was a great example to follow.
On top of being communist, most members of the Spartacist Party were Jewish and the leader of this party was a woman. Many richer Germans didn't like communists or Jews, so the thought of dealing with them both must either make them feel frustrated or satisfied that nothing will actually happen. Women had no real significance in this period of time, so for a woman to start and organise an up rise, trying to overthrow the current Government and make Germany communist must have been unreal.
Rosa Luxemburg and her party tried to overthrow Berlin, but the whole event was very badly organised and they were easily dealt with via the Freikorps. This caused a lot of controversy. Ebert ordered the Freikorps to capture Spartacist members. But instead they murdered Luxemburg and Karl Liebknicht (a co-leader) and illegally disposed of their bodies. Also, Ebert, despite having similar views than those of the Spartacists, he didn't side with them, as he would lose his own power.
The Spartacists thought the current state of the country would worsen their already poor lives. They found it unfair that they were possibly working harder and longer than those with inherited wealth or better jobs, but still get paid less. They also thought that the Weimar would even lessen their chances of ever being equal.
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∙ 11y agoTo defeat the Spartacists the Weimar government enlisted the help of the Freikorps, ex-soldiers, who put them down.
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Is the overthrow of the government?
A coup d'etat is the sudden deposition of a government. If the usurpers fail it often leads to a civil war.
According to the declaration of independence what should government?
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government should protect the rights the people have been given. Should the government fail in this fundamental duty, the people have the right to overthrow the government.
Is a violent overthrow of the government?
A coup d'etat is the sudden deposition of a government. If the usurpers fail it often leads to a civil war.
Was the Weimar Republic was doomed to fail by the end of 1920?
The November revolution was caused because America refused to negotiate an end to the war with the Kaiser. The Americans said that they would only deal with a democracy. So Field Marshalls Hindenburg and Ludendorff advised the Kaiser to abdicate. The new SPD was the majority part so Fredrik Ebert became Chancellor. Three days after the new government being formed they signed the armistice. This gave the impression that the new democratic government had lost the war. Many people felt that they had been betrayed because they still thought Germany was winning the war. This grew hatred for democracy because that they had lost the war. The Spartacists were a group of revolutionary communists led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. They seized Berlin and the government had to move to the town of Weimar. Thus giving the Weimar Republic its name. The army should have retaken Berlin and crushed the revolution but at this time most of the army was either disbanded or returning home. The government eventually got in the Freikorps who were a group of ex soldiers crush the rebellion. This demonstrated how weak the government was that it could not defend itself. The Freikorps only defended the government because they hated the communists, they would have rather had the Kaiser back. This shows how the government didn't have much support and that the people were not willing to defend democracy. The government was made to sign the treaty of Versailles which made the German people extremely angry, this made the people of Germany question if democracy could work. The constitution said that the President was allowed to suspend democracy which allowed Hitler to stop democracy after he came to power. The Freikorps tried to overthrow the government in 1920. They almost succeeded but were stopped when a general workers strike brought the country to a standstill. The army yet again refused to help. This again showed how democracy was too weak even to defend itself. This shook the Germans faith in democracy or what ever was left of it. The Germans attitude to democracy was that they didn't want it. It was weak because of all the rebellions and not to mention it lost the war in three days. The Germans really wanted the Kaiser back who was always a strong leader. To conclude I shall sum up by saying that the Weimar Republic was doomed to fail by the end of 1920. It didn't have the support of the German people from the start. The government wasn't seen as strong as the Kaiser had been, after all they had lost the war. The Kaiser had made Germany great and the Germans didn't want to change. When you have a government that the people don't support sooner or later it will fall. The amount of time it takes for the government to fall depends on how badly they are doing a job of it. The government was doomed from the start because they were an escape goat. They got blamed for losing the war and for the treaty of Versailles. They started off bad and only got worse. They couldn't have succeeded when the people didn't want democracy in the first place.
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The past tense of fail is failed, the present tense of fail is fail, and the future tense of fail is to fail or going to fail.
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The US attempt to overthrow monarchy Mazarin did ultimately fail because he was very popular with the people and had a well organized army.
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Why did the English republic fail?
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Why did the spartacists fail?
The spartacist uprising failed because of poor leadership (Rosa luxemburg) and simply because they were fighting the friekorps (freedom corps) who were anti communist veterens of ww1 and current German soldiers of the time.
Is the overthrow of the government?
A coup d'etat is the sudden deposition of a government. If the usurpers fail it often leads to a civil war.
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dominican republic
Why did Germany become dictator of Germany and not Austria?
Hitler was already in Germany as it became Republic of Weimar. He also tried a coup d'état together with Ludenburg, but after that fail, he came into prison. After being released, he started his party in Munich. On the other hand, Austria became Republic of German Austria(Deutschösterreich) and had this article in its constitution: "German Austria is a component of the German Republic" (Article 2) This rump state of Habsburg's Austria-Hungary wasn't viable and wanted to become part of Germany as soon as possible.
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According to the declaration of independence what should the government do?
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government should protect the rights the people have been given. Should the government fail in this fundamental duty, the people have the right to overthrow the government.
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