threat from the left 1919-1929 Flashcards
1
Q
When did the USPD disband and what happened to its members?
A
1920
members joined either the SPD or KPD
2
Q
what was the KPD?
A
An extreme left group that wanted a marxist style rule with a one party communist state
3
Q
Between 1919 and 1923 how much of the electorate did the KPD have?
A
10-15%
4
Q
What were the 3 main communist uprisings?
A
March 1919- tried to create a soviet republic in Bavaria.Crushed by the Freikorps
march 1920- created an army to oppose the Kapp putsch. 50,000 strong. defeated by the freikorps.
March 1921 - March operation in Merseburg and Halle. Defeated by the police.