Threats to Weimar Republic Flashcards
When was the Spartacist Rising
1919
Who was involved in the Sparatcist Rising
The Spartacist League
Who were the Spartacist League
A Communist group set up by Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
What did the Spartacists want
A full scale Communist revolution like the recent Russian Revolution in 1917
Why did they not trust the new government
They thought Ebert would not improve the lives of working people
What did the Spartacists try to turn into a revolution
Workers were protesting in January 1919
What did the Spartacists take over
The government’s newspaper and telegraph headquarters
Who helped the army to stop the uprising
Units of Freikorps who were anti-Communist ex-soldiers
Who captured and shot Rosa Luxembourg
The Freikorps
How were the Spartacists defeated
Karl Liebknecht was murdered so they had no leaders
When was the Red Rising In The Ruhr
1920
Who lead the Red Rising In The Ruhr
Groups of workers led by members of the Communist Party
Why were German workers angry
They had bad pay and bad working conditions
How many Red Army people were there
50,000
What region of Germany did the Red Army occupy and took control of its raw materials
The Ruhr region
Who crushes the Red Rising
The German Army with the help of Freikorps
What did the Communist Party Red Army have
A weak leadership and didn’t have a clear plan
When did the Kapp Putch happen
1920
Who was involved in the Kapp Putsch
Freikorps led by Wolfgang Kapp
What year did the government order the Freikorps brigades be disbanded
1920
Why were the Freikorps ordered to be disbanded
There was little need for them now that left wing groups had been crushed
How many Freikorps marches to Berlin
12,000
Why did the Freikorps put Kapp as the new leader of Germany
The government were forced to flee
What did Kapp and the Freikorps failed to win
Support
What did workers do to protest at the putsch
Went on strike
After 4 days what did Kapp do
He fled from Berlin
Who returned after Kapp fled
Ebert’s government
When did the Munich Putsch happen
1923
Who were involved in the Munich Putsch
The Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler and General Ludendorff a popular First World War hero
How many members did the Nazi’s have
55,000
What did Hitler and the Nazi Party believe
That democracy led to a weak government
What did the Nazi Party think there should be
There should be 1 political party with 1 leader
What did the Nazis planned
To take over the government and set up Ludendorff as the leader of Germany
Where did the Nazi Party start
In Munich
Hitler and how many of his SA burst into a meeting where the leader of Bavaria, Kant was speaking
600
What did they force the Kahr to do
Promise to support their plan
What did Kahr do as he was allowed to leave the beer hall
The following day he withdrew his support
How did the government respond quickly
Ordered the Army to crush the revolt
What happened when the Nazis marched to a military base in Munich
Met by armed police and soldiers
How long was Hitler arrested for
5 years
How long did Hitler serve of his prison sentence
9 months
What happened without Hitler to the Nazis
They fell apart without him
