Opposition 1919-1923

Question 1

Who led the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 1

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 2

How many workers went on strike during the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 2

500,000 workers

Question 3

How was the Spartacist Uprising stopped?

Answer 3

Ebert used the Freikorps to crush it and murder its two leaders

Question 4

Who led the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 4

Wolfgang Kapp with the Freikorps

Question 5

How long did Kapp seize Berlin for?

Answer 5

Four days

Question 6

How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?

Answer 6

Strike of 12 million workers across Germany

Question 7

After the Kapp Putsch, which group in the Ruhr refused to disband and what happened to them?

Answer 7

The ‘Ruhr Red Army’, crushed by the army and Freikorps

Question 8

Who led the Munich Putsch?

Answer 8

Adolf Hitler

Question 9

When did the Munich Putsch take place?

Answer 9

8th November 1923

Question 10

When did the Spartacist Uprising take place?

Answer 10

5th January 1919

Question 11

When did the Kapp Putsch take place?

Answer 11

13th March 1920

Question 12

What punishment was Hitler given for the Munich Putsch?

Answer 12

5 years in prison, he only served 9 months