Uprisings During The Weimar Republic Flashcards
1
Q
1920 Putsch?
A
Kapp Putsch as the Defence minister ordered two Freikorps units to disband
Lüttwirz marches on Berlin causing Ebert’s government to withdraw and ordering the army to retake Berlin
Socialists called strike which stopped Putsch in 4 days
2
Q
Commie revolt?
A
5 jan 1919 led by Liebknecht and Luxemberg
Crushed by Freikorps by 13th with many executions
3
Q
Naughty Hitler Putsch
A
Beer Hall Putsch 8th November 1923
Ludendorff with the forced Kahr and Lossow supported Hitler
Hitler marches on Berlin despite not having popular support
Nazis banned and Hitler jailed
4
Q
Red rising?
A
March 1919 Berlin Spartacist rising out down again
April 1919 many strikes in Halle and Ruhr valley
1920 ‘red army’ of 50,000 workers took control of the Ruhr
