Germany- unrest Flashcards
what % did the DNVP have in the 1920 elections
15%
who led the DNVP
Drexler
when did Hitler join the DNVP
1919
who was ordered to disband the Freikorps units
Gustav Noske
who refused to disband their Freikorps unit
von Luttwitz
which politician supported the Kapp Putsch
Wolfgang Kapp
what is a putsch
coup/violent attempt to overthrow gov
when did the Kapp Putsch start and with how many soldiers
12 March 1920 with 12,000 troops
When was Kapp’s proclamation and what did he say
13 March 1920- stated the gov weren’t capable of managing the many problems the country faced
where did the government flee to during the Kapp Putsch
Dresden
who did Bauer call on to crush uprising and what did Seeckt say in response
the army- said ‘troops dont fire on troops’
how long did the Kapp Putsch last
4 days
what did Seeckt do with the army after the Kapp Putsch
Seeckt imposed v. strict military discipline + recruited new troops, increasingly at expense of Freikorps.
Seeckt was determined to uphold independence of army
which political figures were assassinated and when
Hugo Hasse- 1919
Erzberger- 1921
Rathenau- 24th June 1922
who was Erzberger killed by and why
Organisation Consul who were a group of ex-Freikorps soldiers who were disbanded after the failed Kapp Putsch
how many protesters marched in Berlin day after death of Rathenau
700,000
how many political assassinations were there between 1919 and 1923
376 (22 by left, 354 by right)
when was the german workers party set up and by who
1919 by Drexler
when did the German Workers Party change its name and to what
1920 National Socialist German Workers Party
why did Drexler retire
he attempted to limit Hitlers political influence in the NSDAP when Hitler came out on top D retired
who were the SA
armed squads organised in 1921 led by Rohm
which two individuals did Hitler gain backing of
Julius Streicher and Hermann Goring
by 1923 how many members did the NSDAP have
20 000
what event sparked the Beer Hall Putsch
Mussolinis successful coup
when was the Beer Hall Putsch
9 November 1923
how many SA soldiers marched on Munich
2000
how many nazis were killed in the Beer Hall Putsch
14
how much of how long a sentence did Hitler serve
9 months of a 5 year
