Unrest and the Treaty of Versailles

1. Using the information from Chapter 4, what were the threats to the new Weimar Republic? How did the Free Corps assist the government
The new threats were another communist uprising, and Bavaria in the south. The Free Corps helped to get rid of the communists in Berlin and Munich. In Munich, they burst threw the walls and ended the seige.
2. How did the Germans react to the Treaty of Versailles?
They were horrifed and angry. The wanted a fair peace-treaty.
3. Who were the "November Criminals"?
The politicians who signed the armistice
4. Read chapter 5. Why didn't Field Marshal von Hindenburg and the other general fight instead of having the Weimar government sign the Treaty of Versailles?
Because the Generals knew they could not win. They could maybe hold off the allies for a while, but they could not win.
5. What were the major aspects of the Treaty that caused Germans to object so strongly to it?
Germany lost all of its land west of the Rhine, some land was given to Poland, and Alsace Lorraine was given to France. Germany was also blamed for starting the war. Their army could not exceed 100,000 men.