left-wing opposition to Weimar

Question 1

what were the left wing elements of the Reichstag in 1920?

Answer 1

SPD
KPD

Question 2

when did the USPD disband and what did this lead to?

Answer 2

1920
led to influx in members of the SPD and KPD

Question 3

what was the KPD’s aim?

Answer 3

to carry out a communist revolution in Germany similar to Russia’s in 1917

they wanted a one party communist state

Question 4

what did the KPD disagree with the Weimar constitution on?

Answer 4

EVERYTHING
it was completely against it

it had no desire to work with the Republic either

Question 5

when was the Spartacists Revolt?

Answer 5

January 1919

Question 6

who led the Spartacist Revolt?

Answer 6

Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht

Question 7

who did Ebert use to remove the Spartacists from Berlin?

Answer 7

the Freikorps and the Army

Question 8

what happened to Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht?

Answer 8

they were brutally murdered

Question 9

what did the govts repsonse to the Spartacists Revolt show about the general response to left-wing opposition?

Answer 9

the use of the Freikorps and Army in an aggressive manner showed the harshness of the response

Luxemburg and Liebknecht were not given a trial and instead were executed which showed the lack of justice when it came to dealing with the left-wing

Question 10

when was Red Bavaria set up?

Answer 10

February 1919

Question 11

what was the govt’s response to Red Bavaria?

Answer 11

the Army and the Freikorps were sent in and crushed the communists

Question 12

what was the ‘White Terror’?

Answer 12

period of violence and murder of left-wing support in Bavaria

Question 13

what did the govt’s repsonse to Red Bavaria show about the general response to left-wing opposition?

Answer 13

again the use of the Freikorps and the allowing of the ‘White Terror’ to occur showed the violent nature in dealing with left-wing oppostion

Question 14

what were the reasons why the left-wing threat was ineffective?

Answer 14

• bad organisation left them incapable to mount a strong opposition to the well organised Freikorps
• poor leadership meant coordination was non-existant
• use of brutality was successful in supressing them
• lack of popular support

Question 15

extreme-left opposition conclusion

Answer 15

was not strong enough to play a major impact on the Weimar Republic
LARGELY DUE to the brutal manner in which the Weimar Republic dealt with left-wing rebels through the use of the Freikorps and Army