Threats from the left and the right

Question 1

how many political murders were committed between 1919-22

Answer 1

376

Question 2

what were left-wing threats for

Answer 2

that germany should be controlled by the people

Question 3

what were right-wing threats for

Answer 3

that germany should have one strong government leader and army

Question 4

what was the left-wing revolt called

Answer 4

The Spartacist revolt

Question 5

what was the right-wing revolt called

Answer 5

The Kapp Putsch

Question 6

background of the left-wing revolt

Answer 6

communist party had been set up and supported by the Soviet Union, the spartacist league supported the communist group

Question 7

when was the communist party set up

Answer 7

1918

Question 8

who led the communist group

Answer 8

Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 9

what happened in the left-wing revolt

Answer 9

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

Question 10

what date did the left-wing revolt occur

Answer 10

6th January 1919

Question 11

how many workers took to the streets in the left-wing revolt

Answer 11

100,000

Question 12

outcome of the left-wing revolt

Answer 12

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

Question 13

how many ex-soldiers were in Ebert’s army

Answer 13

4000

Question 14

who was murdered in the left-wing revolt

Answer 14

Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 15

what happened to Rosa’s body

Answer 15

left in the canal

Question 16

how were Rosa and Karl killed

Answer 16

both were shot

Question 17

right-wing revolt background

Answer 17

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

Question 18

how many workers were on strike by march 1919

Answer 18

250,000

Question 19

what were the workers now worried about

Answer 19

unemployment and becoming more annoyed at the government

Question 20

what happened at the right-wing revolt

Answer 20

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

Question 21

when was the right-wing revolt

Answer 21

march 1920

Question 22

how many Freikorps were at the right-wing revolt

Answer 22

5000

Question 23

where di the Freikorps march on in the right-wing revolt

Answer 23

berlin

Question 24

who was the Freikorps figurehead

Answer 24

Wolfgang Kapp

Question 25

what was the right-wing outcome

Answer 25

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

Question 26

after how many days from the right-wing revolt did Kapp flee

Answer 26

4

Question 27

what did the workers do on strike

Answer 27

cut off gas, electricity, water and transport