Threats from the left and the right Flashcards
how many political murders were committed between 1919-22
376
what were left-wing threats for
that germany should be controlled by the people
what were right-wing threats for
that germany should have one strong government leader and army
what was the left-wing revolt called
The Spartacist revolt
what was the right-wing revolt called
The Kapp Putsch
background of the left-wing revolt
communist party had been set up and supported by the Soviet Union, the spartacist league supported the communist group
when was the communist party set up
1918
who led the communist group
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
what happened in the left-wing revolt
after the sacking of the chief of police in berlin, the spartacists called for an uprising and general strike, on january 6th 1919 over 100,000 workers took to the streets and seized Ebert’s government newspaper office
what date did the left-wing revolt occur
6th January 1919
how many workers took to the streets in the left-wing revolt
100,000
outcome of the left-wing revolt
Ebert creates a Freikorp of 4000 ex-soldiers who crush the uprising, its two main leaders Rosa and Karl are murdered, both were shot and Rosa’s body was left in the canal
how many ex-soldiers were in Ebert’s army
4000
who was murdered in the left-wing revolt
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
what happened to Rosa’s body
left in the canal
how were Rosa and Karl killed
both were shot
right-wing revolt background
newly formed Freikorp were becoming difficult for Ebert to control numbers had reached 250,000 by march 1919, they worried about unemployment and becoming more annoyed at the government
how many workers were on strike by march 1919
250,000
what were the workers now worried about
unemployment and becoming more annoyed at the government
what happened at the right-wing revolt
freikorps marched on berlin led by their figurehead Wolfgang Kapp, they declared a new government in germany and invited the Kaiser to return form exile
when was the right-wing revolt
march 1920
how many Freikorps were at the right-wing revolt
5000
where di the Freikorps march on in the right-wing revolt
berlin
who was the Freikorps figurehead
Wolfgang Kapp
what was the right-wing outcome
many government members fled, many workers went on strike and cut off gas electricity and water, after 4 days Kapp realised he couldn’t govern and fled, he was arrested and later died in prison, the rebellion collapsed
after how many days from the right-wing revolt did Kapp flee
4
what did the workers do on strike
cut off gas, electricity, water and transport
