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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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How many coalition governments were there between 1919 and 1923?

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10

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2
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When was the Spartacist Uprising?

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5 - 13 January 1919

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3
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Who led the Spartacist Uprising?

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Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

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4
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How did Ebert put down the Spartacist Uprising?

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With the army and newly formed Freikorps, resulting in much violence that caused even more divisions on the left.

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5
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Why did the Spartacist Uprising fail?

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It was poorly planned and lacked the support of the Berlin working classes in whose name they claimed to be working.

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6
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

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7
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What brought an end to the Kapp Putsch?

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A strike by the workers of Berlin brought the city to a halt and the Putsch collapsed after four days.

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8
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What did the Kapp Putsch show?

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The army and civil service could not be trusted.

without the army’s support, the Weimar government was weak.

It also showed that the workers could wield power.

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9
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Who was the general that refused to disband he Freikorps units, deciding instead to march on Berlin in protest?

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General Walther von Luttwitz

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10
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Who assassinated Matthias Erzberger?

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Organisation Consul

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11
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Why was Matthias Erzberger targeted?

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He had led the German delegation to the signing of the armistice and had signed the Treaty of Versailles too.

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12
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When was Matthias Erzberger assassinated?

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August 1921

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13
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When was Walther Rathenau assassinated?

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24 June 1922

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14
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Who assassinated Walther Rathenau?

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Organisation Consul

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15
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Why was Walther Rathenau assassinated?

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He had signed the armistice, the Treaty of Versailles, and was a Jew.

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16
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Who was the Comintern?

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International Communist organisation led by the Russian Communist Party.

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17
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Who was the Organisation Consul?

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An ultra-nationalist paramilitary group formed of ex-Freikorps members.

18
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How many political assassinations were there between 1919 and 1923?

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376

19
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How many of the political assassinations between 1919 and 1923 were carried out by the left?

A

22

20
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How many of the political assassinations between 1919 and 1923 were carried out by the right?

A

354

21
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What happened to the right-wing murderers compared with the left-wing murderers?

A

Only one right-wing murderer was convicted whilst ten left-wing murderers were sentenced to death.

22
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Who was Gustav von Kahr?

A

After the government of Bavaria declared a state of emergency in 1923 he became State Commissioner.

23
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When was the Beer Hall Putsch?

A

8 November 1923

24
Q

How long did Hitler serve of his five-year sentence?

A

9 months

25
Q

What could no party do during the years of the Weimar Republic?

A

No single party could form a government on their own - all were coalitions.

26
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When did Philipp Scheidemann become Chancellor?

A

February 1919

27
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When and why did Philipp Scheidemann resign as Chancellor?

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June 1919, because he could not sign the Treaty of Versailles.

28
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When did Konstantin Fehrenbach become Chancellor?

A

June 1920

29
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When and why did Konstantin Fehrenbach resign as Chancellor?

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May 1921, after refusing to accept the reparations ultimatum.

30
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When did Wilhelm Cuno become Chancellor?

A

November 1922

31
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When and why did Wilhelm Cuno resign as Chancellor?

A

August 1923, over the hyperinflation crisis.

32
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Who took over from Wilhelm Cuno as Chancellor?

A

Gustav Stresemann

33
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When did Stresemann resign as Chancellor?

A

October 1923

34
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How long was Gustav Stresemann Chancellor?

A

102 days

35
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How did Ebert try and put down the Kapp Putsch?

A

He tried to order Seeckt to send in the army as he had done with the Spartacists.

36
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What did Seeckt say to Ebert when he ordered him to send in the army to crush the Kapp Putsch?

A

“troops do not fire on troops”

37
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What did Hitler do at the Beer Hall Putsch?

A

Forced Gustav von Kahr and Otto von Lossow to agree to march on Berlin at gunpoint.

38
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Who did Hitler already have the support of when he launched the Beer Hall Putsch?

A

Ludendorff, who would be made the new commander-in-chief after the revolution.

39
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Who was Otto von Lossow?

A

The local army commander in Bavaria

40
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What happened to Hitler’s support for the march on Berlin overnight?

A

It evaporated with Kahr and Lossow immediately withdrawing and the Stormtroopers failing to gain control of the local army barracks.

41
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What did the Beer Hall Putsch show once again?

A

The importance of the army to the republic’s survival, as Seeckt sent in troops to fire on the marching Nazis.

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