Political Violence Flashcards

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What did the Spartacists want?

A

For Germany to be ruled by workers’ councils or soviets.

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2
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What side were the Spartacists on?

A

The far left

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3
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What side were the Spartacists on?

A

The Left

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4
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Who were the Freikorps?

A

Ex-military who didn’t want a communist regime

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Who were the Freikorps?

A

Ex-military who didn’t want a communist regime

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What side were the Spartacists on?

A

The Left

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7
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How were the Spartacists defeated?

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They were defeated by the Freikorps, called in by Ebert.

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Who were the Freikorps?

A

Ex-military who didn’t want a communist regime

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What did the Red Army want?

A

The general strike issued by the Social Democrats (after the Kapp Putsch), as well as to take over the government in the Ruhr to start a communist chain reaction.

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10
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How was the Ruhr Uprising brought to a halt?

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The Freikorps brutally stopped many, with lots of executions

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What side were the Red Army on?

A

The far left

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12
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What side were the Freikorps on?

A

The left

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What was the Kapp Putsch?

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A rebellion by the Freikorps - 5,000 troops stormed into Berlin, but the government would not fire on them.

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What was the Kapp Putsch trying to achieve?

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A return of a strong emperor and army

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How was the Kapp Putsch stopped?

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The people declared a general strike which brought the city to a halt.

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What side were the Freikorps on?

A

The left

17
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What was the Munich Putsch?

A

An attempted rebellion by the Nazis to overthrow the government in Munich.

18
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What was the trigger to this event?

A

Ebert’s Foreign Minister Pathenau was murdered, then Hitler rebelled.

19
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Why did the Munich Putsch fail?

A

Hitler did not anticipate that the Bavarian Army and the Police would side with the government.

20
Q

What were the casualties of the Munich Putsch?

A

16 Nazis and 3 Policemen were killed

21
Q

What was Hitler’s punishment?

A

5 years sentence (in the end, he only served 9 months) - he should have been executed.

22
Q

Why did Hitler get off lightly for his actions in the Putsch?

A

Hitler had great speaking skills, as well as the judges supported his ideas.