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What problems did Germany face after WWI
they meant that the Government had surrended while the army was still willing to fight. The right however, did not succeed in destroying the Republic with this lie in the early 20’s. There were two reasons why the Weimar republic survived in 1920. First, the working class rallied to its defence and secondly Kapp had the support of only a minority of the extreme right.
The outcome of the threat from the left parties, was a positive one for Germany as they were never in really serious danger of succumbing to communism in 1918-1919. One of the reasons for this is that the KPD lacked popular support. The highest share of the vote it received in the Reichstag elections of the 1920’s was 12.6%. Another reason is that the KPD were poorly led. Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg did not control or direct the Spartacist rising to any great effect in early 1919.