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right-wing opposition to Weimar Flashcards

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1
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what were the main ideologies of right-wing opposition to the Weimar Republic?

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  • anti-democratic
  • anti-Marxist
  • authoritarianism
  • nationalism
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what did the right-wing have a major issue with?

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the TofV

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what issues did the right-wing have with the Weimar govt?

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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

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which party represented the main right-wing element in the Reichstag?

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the DNVP

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who made up the DNVP?

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land-owners
industrialists
nationalists

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what were Volkisch views?

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nationalistic views linked with anti-Semitism and racism

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what became a haven for right-wing extremism?

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Bavaria

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what was the Freikorps?

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a paramilitary organisation made up of 200 disbanded units from the demobilisation after WW1in 1919

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9
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how were the Freikorps used?

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they were heavily used by the Weimar Republic to squash left-wing resistance

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why did the Freikorps pose a right-wing threat?

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they were themselves anti-republican and thus against the Weimar Republic

they had no respect for the Weimar Republic

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what method of extremism did the right-wing turn to in the early 1920s?

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assassinations

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12
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between 1919-22 how many right-wing assassinations were carried out?

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354

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13
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which Weimar politicians were notably assassinated by right-wing groups?

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Matthias Erzberger
Walther Rathenau

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what were the two right-wing uprisings?

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the Kapp Putsch
the Munich Beer Hall Putsch

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why did the Freikorps adopt an aggressive stance to the Weimar Republic after 1920?

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with the signing of the TofV, the German Army was forced to downsize which angered the Freikorps massively

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who led the Kapp Putsch?

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Wolgang Kapp
General Luttwitz

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17
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how many men marched on Berlin in the Kapp Putsch?

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12,000

18
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when was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

19
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who did Ebert request to put down the Kapp Putsch?

A

the Army

20
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who was in charge of the German Army?

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Hans von Seekt

21
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what was von Seekt’s response to Ebert’s request for help?

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von Seekt stated that troops dont fire upon troops
he ordered the army to stand down and not fight with the Freikorps troops

22
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what was significant of von Seekt’s refusal to help Ebert?

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the Army had put it’s interests above the government’s and thus violated the Ebert-Groner pact

23
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how was the Kapp Putsch put down?

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the SPD called for a general strike which prevented the Freikorps in Berlin from surviving
Kapp and his forces would later leave Berlin

24
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how was the dealing of the Kapp Putsch a success for Weimar?

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it had showed the support of the German people by striking
it had prevented a right-wing revolt

25
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how was the dealing of the Kapp Putsch a failure for Weimar?

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it had shown a massive weakness in the Weimar Republic
the Amry had undermined the authority of the government

26
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how was von Seekt dealt with after the putsch?

A

he was promoted

27
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what had von Seekt done to reform the German Army?

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he ignored the terms of the TofV by modernising the German Army

28
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how had the judiciary been run in the Weimar Republic?

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it had been given independence from the Weimar constitution
made extremely biased decisions

29
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how did the judiciary deal with the Kapp Putsch leaders?

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  • Kapp died awaiting trial
  • Luttwitz was given early retirement
30
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how many were sentenced for crimes committed during the Kapp Putsch?

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1 in 700

31
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who controlled Bavaria in 1923?

A

Gustav von Kahr

32
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what had Hitler plotted to do alongside von Kahr?

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a march on Berlin and a violent revolt to unify Germany
inspired by Mussolini

33
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when was the Munich Beer Hall Putsch?

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8 November 1923

34
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what did Hitler declare at the beer hall?

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a national revolution

35
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what was von Seekt’s response to the Putsch?

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he decided to resist it

36
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what happened when Hitler attempted to take Munich?

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the Bavarian police ended the Putsch

37
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how many Nazis were killed during the putsch?

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14

38
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how was the dealing of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch a success for Weimar?

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it had shown the Republic’s ability to resist a right-wing uprising again

von Seekt did not join the Nazi revolt, thus affirming his position

39
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how many years was Hitler sent to prison for?

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5 but he only server 9 months at Landsberg

40
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out of 354 right-wing assassins how many were executed?

A

none

41
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out of 22 left-wing assassins how many were executed?

A

10

Germany History A-Level (54 decks)

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