right-wing opposition to Weimar Flashcards
what were the main ideologies of right-wing opposition to the Weimar Republic?
- anti-democratic
- anti-Marxist
- authoritarianism
- nationalism
what did the right-wing have a major issue with?
the TofV
what issues did the right-wing have with the Weimar govt?
they saw the Weimar govt as criminals who had stabbed Germany in the back
BOTH
by leading Germany to surrender
AND
by accepting the terms of the TofV
which party represented the main right-wing element in the Reichstag?
the DNVP
who made up the DNVP?
land-owners
industrialists
nationalists
what were Volkisch views?
nationalistic views linked with anti-Semitism and racism
what became a haven for right-wing extremism?
Bavaria
what was the Freikorps?
a paramilitary organisation made up of 200 disbanded units from the demobilisation after WW1in 1919
how were the Freikorps used?
they were heavily used by the Weimar Republic to squash left-wing resistance
why did the Freikorps pose a right-wing threat?
they were themselves anti-republican and thus against the Weimar Republic
they had no respect for the Weimar Republic
what method of extremism did the right-wing turn to in the early 1920s?
assassinations
between 1919-22 how many right-wing assassinations were carried out?
354
which Weimar politicians were notably assassinated by right-wing groups?
Matthias Erzberger
Walther Rathenau
what were the two right-wing uprisings?
the Kapp Putsch
the Munich Beer Hall Putsch
why did the Freikorps adopt an aggressive stance to the Weimar Republic after 1920?
with the signing of the TofV, the German Army was forced to downsize which angered the Freikorps massively
who led the Kapp Putsch?
Wolgang Kapp
General Luttwitz
how many men marched on Berlin in the Kapp Putsch?
12,000
when was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
who did Ebert request to put down the Kapp Putsch?
the Army
who was in charge of the German Army?
Hans von Seekt
what was von Seekt’s response to Ebert’s request for help?
von Seekt stated that troops dont fire upon troops
he ordered the army to stand down and not fight with the Freikorps troops
what was significant of von Seekt’s refusal to help Ebert?
the Army had put it’s interests above the government’s and thus violated the Ebert-Groner pact
how was the Kapp Putsch put down?
the SPD called for a general strike which prevented the Freikorps in Berlin from surviving
Kapp and his forces would later leave Berlin
how was the dealing of the Kapp Putsch a success for Weimar?
it had showed the support of the German people by striking
it had prevented a right-wing revolt
