Political unrest and economic problems in the weimar republic Flashcards
Who were the Spartacus league?
They were on the left wing of the political line and fought for communism
When did the sparticusts take over Berlin?
6 Jan 1919
How many spartacus protested and how many were killed?
100,000 workers protested and 100 were killed, including leaders Rosa luxemberg and karl leibknecht
who were the free corps?
ex army soldiers who were on the right wing and wanted germany to have a large army
what happened in march 1920?
12,000 members of the free corps marched into berlin and took part in the kapp putsch
what happened to the free corps after ebert fled?
although the regular army refused to fight them. the workers didn’t support them, and so berlin was brought to a standstill. Kapp was forced to give up
how much was a loaf of bread worth in 1923 due to hyperinflation?
201 billion marks
