Challenges to the Weimar 1919-1932 Flashcards
Weimar constitution key structures
Proportional representation-parties were represented in proportion to how many votes they got, Federation-the president is accountable to the Reichstag and the voters, Veto-lost its power to block laws passed up from the Reichstag, Article48-passed in state of emergency and gave the president all of the power
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) When and where did they try to seize power?
January 1919 in Berlin
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) How many workers were involved in the strike?
Over 100000
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) What buildings did they hold?
Key government building-telegraph offices
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) Who stopped the threat?
The Freikorps and the military
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) Who was murdered?
The leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
SPARTACISTS REVOLT (COMMUNISTS) What did the workers hoped would happen?
That their industry would be nationalised and a soviet-style government would be established
COMMUNISTS
What/when were they able to take control?
The Ruhr on March 1920
COMMUNISTS
Why was there a revolt?
They viewed that the army was undemocratic
COMMUNISTS
What happened to them?
They were quickly crushed by the army and the Freikorps
KAPP PUTSCH (RW) What happened?
One group marched into Berlin and proclaimed as Chancellor Wolfgang Kapp
KAPP PUTSCH (RW) What did the government do and why?
They had to flee because the army refused to crush the rising
KAPP PUTSCH (RW) Why did the rising stop?
The trade unions called a general strike which stopped public services (water, gas, electricity)
KAPP PUTSCH (RW) What was the positive impact of the rising?
At the June 1920 elections the army installed a right wing government in Bavaria-remain a hot bed for radicalism
KAPP PUTSCH (RW) What was the negative impact if the rising?
There was further left wing uprisings