Nazi Germany Flashcards
What were the challenges for the Weimar Republic 1919-1923?
Treaty of Versailles - NO CHOICE
The Left - The Spartacists league
The Right - Monarchists, Nationalists, Freikorp
What is Dik Tat?
Dictated Party
What does NSDAP stand for?
Nationalist, Social, Deutschland, Arbeiten, Party
What allowed for the uprising in 1919 to happen?
The Weimar Republic had sacked Emil Eibhart, who was an extremely popular police chief, this led to people taking to the street, allowing the Spartacists to start an uprising
Who were the Freikorp mainly made up of and who was there leader?
Ex-soldiers for hire after WW1 led by Wolfgang Kapp
How many soldiers were allowed in the army after the ToV?
100,000
What uprising happened in 1919?
100,000 Spartacists invaded Berlin against the Weimar government
What did the Weimar government do in response to the uprising in 1919?
As they had limited amount of troops, they enlisted the help of the Freikorp
Who were the leaders of the Spartacists?
Rosa Luxembourg & Karl Liebknecht
What were the challenges for the Weimar Republic 1919-1923?
Treaty of Versailles - NO CHOICE
The Left - The Spartacists league
The Right - Monarchists, Nationalists, Freikorp
What was the aftermath of the uprising of 1919?
The leaders of the Spartacists league were executed
Summarise the Putsch in 1920?
The Freikorp wanted their far right views in place, so led a Putsch on the government, the army of the Weimar, refused to fight against the Freikorp as they were all soldiers of the war, so the government had to escape for safety, they declared a general strike across the nation, which stopped the Freikorp
