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

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2
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what was the KPD?

A

An extreme left group that wanted a marxist style rule with a one party communist state

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3
Q

Between 1919 and 1923 how much of the electorate did the KPD have?

A

10-15%

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4
Q

What were the 3 main communist uprisings?

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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.

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