Putsches

Question 1

Name the main left wing putsches…

Answer 1

Spartacist uprising

Red rising in the Ruhr

Question 2

Name the main right wing putsches?…

Answer 2

Munich Putsch

Kapp Putsch

Question 3

Who led the Spartacist putsch and what was it?

Answer 3

Led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, it was left wing putsch and wanted a socialist revolution

Question 4

What occurred in the Spartacist putsch?

Answer 4

They barricaded themselves in key communication buildings and called for a strike.
They were then attacked by the Freikorps and the leaders killed along with 100 communists

Question 5

When was the spartacist putsch?

Answer 5

January 1919

Question 6

When and what was the red rising in the Ruhr?

Answer 6

A Communist attempt to take over the Ruhr in 1920.

Question 7

What happened in the red rising?

Answer 7

They were crushed by the Freikorps and 1000 communists killed

Question 8

When was the Kapp Putsch?

Who was it lead by?

Answer 8

March 1920

Wolfgang Kapp; led the Freikorps

Question 9

What happened in the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 9

Kapp and the Freikorps marched to Berlin and took over, the Weimar Government were forced to flee.
Kapp declared a new right wing Government.
The workers went on strike, there was stopping all water, electricity or transport
After four days Kapp fled and the Government was reinstated

Question 10

What did the Kapp Putsch want?

Answer 10

They were unhappy with the democratic government so wanted to overthrow them, create a military right wing dictatorship; and ignore the TOV

Question 11

What was the result of all the putsches on the Weimar Government?

Answer 11

Made it seem like it wasn’t working - hadn’t had these problems under the Kaise

Question 12

When was the Munich Pustch

Answer 12

8th-9th November 1923

Question 13

What was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 13

A right wing rebellion led by the Nazis

Question 14

Why did Hitler do the Munich Putsch?

Answer 14

He thought the Weimar Government was crumbling (hyperinflation) and since the public didn’t like Weimar that they would support him.
Hitler believed he had the support the Kahr
Hitler thought since Ludendorff; a respected army general; was on his side the police would support him

Question 15

What happened in the Munich Putsch?

Answer 15

Hitler and stormtroopers broke into a public meeting in a beer hall.
He took the Kahr hostage and forced him at gunpoint to support the putsch.
Hitler let the Kahr go and the Kahr told Weimar about the plan
The next day when the Nazis march into Munich they were ambushed by the police.

Question 16

Why can the Munich putsch be said to be a failure?

Answer 16

It failed - they didn't succeed
16 Nazi's were killed
Hitler and Ludendorff were arrested
Hitler was sentenced to prison
During the trial Hitler was banned from speaking until 1927

Question 17

Why can the Munich putsch be said to be a success?

Answer 17

The trial gave Hitler a national platform to talk on.
The publicity led people to read his book when he published it-ideas were known
It established him as a key right wing politician.
He only served 5 months
He realised he couldn’t take power by force