unrisings Flashcards
who were the spartacists league?
a communist group
who is the spartacist league led by?
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.
what did the spartacist want?
full scale communist revolution
when did the spartacists protest?
in january 1919
what did the spartacist take over?
the government’s newspapers and telegraph headquarters
were the spartacist successful?
no, Rosa was murdered
who were the red rising groups?
group of workers led my members of the communist party
why was the red rising caused?
many germans were unhappy about the bad pay and working conditions
how many workers were part of the red army?
50,000
was the red rising a success?
they had a weak leadership and not a clear plan
who were the Kapp Putsch?
Freikorp units
who was the Kapp Putsch led by?
Wolfgang Kapp
why did the Kapp putsch happen?
in 1920 the government ordered that Freikorps brigades be banished.
how many Freikorps marched to berlin?
12,000
what was the Munich Putsch?
The Nazi Party and general Ludendorff
