Right Wing Threats Flashcards

1
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

A

1920

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2
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What 3 people were involved in the Kapp Putsch?

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Gustav Noske, Von Luttwitz, Wolfgang Kapp

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3
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Who was Gustav Noske

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Leading Spd member, minister of defence, responsible for freikorps

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4
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Who was luttwitz?

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War general, commander in chief of army, directly in charge of freikorps

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5
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Who was Kapp

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Civil servant, reichstag deputy ( like an np)

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6
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What should’ve been disbanded?

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The freikorps (12000)

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7
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Who refused to disband the freikorps?

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Luttwitz

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8
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What happened after luttwitz refused?

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Government orders his arrest, so he marches into berlin for 12 miles

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9
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Who supported Luttwitz?

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Ludendorff and von seeckt

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10
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How long did luttwitz and kapp have control for?

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4 days

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11
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Hans Von Seeckt quote

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“Troops do not fire on troops”

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12
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What was the problem with the Kapp putsch?

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Situation seemed dangerous, no widespread support even in the right, civil servants and bankers were hostile

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13
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Who called a general strike during kapp

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Trade unions who liked ebert

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14
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What happens within my 4 days of Kapp

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Berlin brought to standstill, so putsch collapsed, kapp and luttwitz flee, ebert gov returns

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15
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What happened to littwitz after the Kapp putsch?

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Allowed to retire on full pension , should be arrested

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16
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When was the Munich Putsch?

A

Nov 1924

17
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What did hitler want for the Munich Putsch?

A

Power, knew he needed support from powerful people

18
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What people were involved in the Munich putsch?

A

Hitler, Ludendorff, Von Kahr, Von Lossow

19
Q

Preparation of the munich putsch

A

Beer hall, 2000 SA (fighters for Hitler, but not yet nazis), get 2 politicians to agree to support the right wing coup attempt

20
Q

What happened at the beginning of Munich

A

March to Berlin , aim to install Ludendorff as c in c, but needed to over run army

21
Q

What happened at the end of Munich

A

Linked arms, Hitler dislocated his shoulder and flees, Ludendorff arrested

22
Q

Outcomes of Munich

A

NSDAP party banned , Hitler imprisoned and banned form public speaking until 1927 so he writes his book

23
Q

Total political assassinations

A

376

24
Q

Left wing assassinations total + how many sentenced to death

A

22 , 10

25
Q

Total right wing assassinations, how many went without punishment

A

354, 326

26
Q

What 2 important people were assassinated

A

Matthias Erzberger,Walther Rathenau

27
Q

When was erzberger assassinated

A

August 1921

28
Q

When was Rathenau assassinated

A

June 1922

29
Q

Who was erzberger

A

Former finance minister, led delegation who signed Versailles and representative on reparations committee

30
Q

How was erzberger killed

A

By 2 members of organisation council in Black Forest, wounded by gunshot earlier in that year

31
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What did erzbergers wife receive after he was killed

A

Threats to defile his grave

32
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Who was Rathenau

A

Foreign minister, Jew, signed armistice including negotiations with allies

33
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How was Rathenau killed

A

4 assassins from organisation council shot him and three hand grenade

34
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What proves that Rathenau was popular

A

700k protesters against killings in Berlin

35
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How were Rathenaus killers punished

A

Average of 4 years in prison

36
Q

When was the law for the protection of the republic passed

A

1922

37
Q

What was in the law for the protection of the republic

A

Severe punishments for conspiracy and murder, with bans for extremists, organisation council forced to disband

38
Q

Negative outcomes of the law for the protection of the republic

A

Judges right wing so refuse to uphold law, bavaria refused to implement so nazis rise