Chapter 4 - Political Instability and Extremism 1918-1923 Flashcards
When was the Spartacist Uprising in Berlin?
6th January 1919
Putsch
A violent attempt to overthrow a government and replace it with something new
How many people were involved with the Spartacist Uprising?
50,000
How was the Spartacist Uprising put down?
Ebert ordered the army and the Freikorps to put down the uprising
Name three places where workers’ revolts happened between 1918-1923
Saxony, the Ruhr, Thurigia
When was the Kapp Putsch?
February 1920
How was the Kapp Putsch put down?
Ebert called for a general strike in Berlin
How many political assassinations were there between 1918-1923? How many were committed by right-wing extremists?
376, 354 by right-wing
Who was Hugo Hasse and when was he assassinated?
Member of the USPD, member of the Council of People’s Commissars
Assassinated in front of the Reichstag in October 1919
Who was Erzberger and when was he assassinated?
Former finance minister, signed TofV, representative on reparations committee
Assassinated August 1921
Who was Rathenau and when was he assassinated?
Foreign Minister, Jewish, participated in signing of the armistice
Assassinated June 1922
Why were right-wing extremists treated much more leniently than left-wing extremists?
The judiciary was undemocratic and largely made up of right-wing monarchists
Which party did Hitler become leader of in 1921?
NSDAP
When and who with did Hitler plot to march on Berlin?
September 1923
Kahr and Lossow
When did Kahr and Lossow call off the rebellion?
4th October 1923
What did the Munich Putsch entail?
8th November - Hitler and SA storm beer hall and force Kahr and Lossow to join rebellion
9th November - Nazis march into Munich and are met with police. 16 Nazis killed in fighting
When was Hitler arrested?
11th November 1923
What was the name of the book Hitler wrote whilst in prison in 1924?
Mein Kampf
