Early Weimar - Political Extremsim Flashcards
1
Q
How did Weimar stop the Spartacists?
A
Freikorps
2
Q
Two politicians assassinated by the Right
A
- Erzberger
- Rathenau
3
Q
Define ‘Freikorps’
A
Paramilitary groups of ex-soldiers
4
Q
How many Left-Wing risings (1919-1923)
A
6 times
5
Q
Date of Left-Wing risings (1919-1923)
A
- Jan 1919
- March 1919
- April 1919
- 1920
- March 1921
- 1923
6
Q
Why did the Rich get away with more crimes?
A
Sympathy from Civil service & Judiciary
7
Q
Date of Kapp Putsch
A
March 1920
8
Q
Leaders of Kapp Putsch
A
- Walther von Luttwitz
- Wolfgang Kapp
9
Q
Which group carried out Kapp Putsch?
A
Freikorps
10
Q
Government response to Kapp Putsch
A
- Fled to Dresden
- Told army to stop the Putsch but they refused
- Encouraged strikes
11
Q
How was Kapp Putsch stopped?
A
Strikes in Berlin
12
Q
How did Weimar look after Kapp Putsch?
A
Vulnerable without the Army
13
Q
Political assissinations in total (1919-1923)
A
376
14
Q
Political assassinations by the Right (1919-1923)
A
354
15
Q
Political assassinations by the Left (1919-1923)
A
22
