Booklet 2: Opposition And Consent 1918-33 Flashcards
The stab in the back myth
The First World War was not lost by the military, but the betrayal of socialists, communists, Jews and politicians.
The TOV confirmed the sense that Germany had been betrayed by politicians
How did the TOV affect the Weimar
Signed at the same time as constitution, the ‘November criminals’ who signed the armistice set up the republic
Demobilisation was a condition, resented
Reparations were blamed for problems of germanys economy
Economic consequences reparations
Hyper inflation 1923, passive resistance
Beer hall putsch 1923,partially triggered by ending passive resitance
Young plan 1929, accepting tov and principle preparations
Military demoralisation consequences
Kapp putsch 1920, partially triggered by demobilisation
Veterans organisation and paramilitary persisted
Psychological stab in the back
Organisation consul 1919-22
Targeted those involved with signing the tov eg Erzberger
Key TOV terms
Rhineland demilitarised
Army reduced to 100,000
All coal production from Saar given to France
Did reparations ‘cripple’ Germany?
The reparations were manageable economically but not politically
The political demoralisation of the tov was the most impactful result
Spartakist uprising January 1919
Wanted to replace germanys gov with network of local soviets
Germans feared the red plague
The rebellion was crushed by army and freikorps
Bavarian Republic March 1919
A soviet republic was declared in bavaria
Revolution crushed by freikorps and right wing gov put in charge
Ruhr uprising March 1920
Communists in Ruhr formed an army of workers
Controlled parts of Ruhr for weeks
Freikorps crushed uprising
The red fighting league (RFL)
KPD paramilitary
Street clashes with SA
Disbanded in 1929
Which left wing uprising was most serious?
The spartikist uprising, because it demonstrated Eberts weakness as he had to retreat and let the freikorps take over
