1.2 opposition and Control - Weimar Flashcards
What did TofV impose (GARL)
- Guilt Clause (article 231)
- Army max 100,000 troops
- Reparations (132 million gold marks)
- Lost land (Alsace+lorraine, Polish Corridor, Rhineland)
What was TofV regarded as
Diktat (dictated peace)
Stab in the back
Why did extremist Groups oppose the Weimar
- Liberalism + indecisive Gov
What happened on 4th jan 1919
Gov dismissed Eichorn (popular Berlin Police chief)
Radical USPD member
What happened on 6th Jan 1919
Thousands of Armed workers (spartacists + Unionists) took key buildings
Who ended the Spartacist Uprising
- Ebert moved to Weimar
- Freikorps crush rebellion
Who was executed after the Spartacists uprising
Rosa Luxembourg + Karl liebknicht
When was the Kapp Putsch
1920
Who was involved in Kapp Putsch
Wolfgang Kapp, Freikorps leaders + Ludendorff
what was the results of the Kapp Putsch
Didn’t gain popular support
Kapp Govt lasted 4 days
When was the Munich Putsch
1923
Who was involved in Munich Putsch
Hitler + 600 SA members + Ludendorff
What were the Short term results of Munich Putsch
Nazi party banned
Hitler arrested 5 years
Who stopped the Munich Putsch
Police + Army
What were long term results of Munich Putsch
- Hitler writes mein Kampf
- organised Hitler Youth
What allegiance was the Weimar Government
Centre-Right
How many political assassinations between 1919-22
376
How many political assassinations committed by RW extremists
356
Why was the Weimar Gov so vulnerable +limited in controlling opposition
- Open to critiscm with free speech + press
- Not strong and radical enough to take sides
when was the Ebert-Groener pact
10th Nov 1918
What was the Ebert-Groener pact
Army support new Gov, as long as opposed LW ideas
When was the Stinnes-Legien Agreement
15th November 1918
What was the Stinnes-Legien agreement
Ebert offers legislation on working hours + union representation
what was weird about Ebert-groener pact and Stinnes-Legien pact
Neither side knew about it
-Half hearted alliances
Which states did Communists take over + set up own Gov
- Bavaria
- Saxony
- Thuringia
What happened in Bavaria when taken over by communists
Put down by Army
What happened in Saxony + Thuringia taken over by Communists
Reichexecution (fed Gov removes State gov, replaces with Military Gov)
How many people voted in First elections
83% (great turnout)
Who moderately supported Weimar
Centre party, DDP,DVP (mostly middle-class + Catholics)
How many votes were pro-constitution in 1919 and Nov 1932
1919 - 80.5%
1932 - 35%
BIG DROP IN SUPPORT
What were the votes in Anti constitution 1919 + 1932
1919 - 17.9%
1932 - 58.3%
What happened to support for SPD 1924-29
Rose
How many seats did SPD get in 1924 + 1928
1924 - 131 seats
1928 - 153 seats
(Econ was improving, Support improving)
