1919 revolts Flashcards
Left wing, communists ideologies
Land distributed equally No countries or borders Money distributed equally Food equal Government controls everything Whatever job you have, no matter how skilled - paid the same No freedom of speech
Right wing, fascists/nationalist ideologies
Land distributed based on wealth Nationalist/Patriotic The more money you have - the more you can buy Government controls very little Harder you work, more money you get
How many votes did Ebert’s social democrat party have after the January 1919 elections?
40%
How many votes did the communists (left wing) have after the June 1920 elections?
20%
How many votes did the right wing parties share after the June 1920 elections?
20%
German communist party
Set up December 1918
Back by Russia financially
400,000 members and 3 daily newspapers
When did Ebert sack Emil Eichhorn (police chief of Berlin)
4th January 1919
How many workers revolted in the Spartacist revolt?
100,000
What did Ebert do to respond to the revolts?
Although the army was only 100,000 strong, many Ex-soldiers still had weapons (many of these soldiers hated the left wing). Ebert ordered for the army to organise these soldiers into units (Freikorps) and by March had 200,000 men
Who were executed on the 16th January?
Leaders of the revolt, Luxemburg and Liebknecht
What happened with Ebert and the Freikorps?
He lost control of them and by late March 1920 many were due to be disbanded. This caused them to turn against the government.
How did the German army respond to being ordered to fight against the Freikorps?
“The Reichswehr (German Army) does not Fire upon the Reichswehr”.
Who was the Freikorps (right wing) leader?
Wolfgang Kapp
How did Ebert react to Freikorps taking over?
Fled to Stuggart and ordered workers to strike
How many days of strike before the Kapp Putsch was crushed?
4
