Opposition, control and consent Flashcards
Name the treaty that led to political discontent and opposition?
Treaty of Versailles.
Why was the Weimar government always going to have trouble controlling opposition?
- It had come to power through a revolution, trying to set up a new liberal govt.
- Right wing groups wanted a strong government.
- Left wing groups felt the WR was not radical enough.
- Democracy meant people were free to criticise the govt.
Give examples of left wing uprisings.
- Spartacists
- Communist uprisings in Saxony, Baravia and Thuringia.
What did the government use to put down left wing uprisings?
- Freikorps
- The Army
How did the government deal with the communist uprisings?
Reichsexecution - Army and federal govt put in charge.
Why did the Spartacists want to overthrow the government in 1919?
The government had dismissed the police chief of Berlin, who was a radical communist.
-Also, they are communists.
What did the Spartacists do in 1919?
Armed workers took over key buildings like newspaper offices in Berlin.
What happened to the Spartacist uprising in 1919?
The Freikorps crushed the rebellion and executed the leaders. The government found it easy to put down left wing rebellions.
Name two right wing uprisings, along with dates.
- Kapp Putsch 1920
- Munich Putsch 1923
Describe the events of Kapp Putsch.
- Wolfgang Kapp and Freikorps wanted to overthrow govt.
- They were a right wing group.
- Supported by Ludendorff.
- Took over Berlin on 12 March 1920.
- Leaders announced new government.
- Trade Unions went on a general strike.
- 4 days later, Kapp govt fell.
Who supported the Munich Putsch?
-The Nazis and Ludendorff.
Although seemingly a failure, how could the Putsch be seen as a success for Hitler?
- Gave him publicity in his trial.
- Wrote Mein Kampf in prison.
- Hitler realised he should attempt power by legal means.
What was the Ebert-Groener pact (1918) and what did it say?
- Pact between Ebert and the leader of the Army.
- It said that the army would support the government against left wing uprisings as long as the govt opposed left wing parties in the Reichstag.
What agreement was made between Ebert and the trade unions in 1918?
The Stinnes-Legien Agreement.
-For their support, Ebert would pass on laws on working hours and union representation.
What do both Ebert-Groener and Stinnes-Legiens pact show?
That Ebert was willing to make half-hearted alliances with both sides.
