Weimar Germany

Question 1

what are two examples of right-wing uprisings?

Answer 1

1. the kapp putsch
2. the munich putsch

Question 2

what are two examples of left-wing uprisings?

Answer 2

1. red rising in the ruhr
2. spartacists revolt

Question 3

when did the kapp putsch take place?

Answer 3

march 1920

Question 4

when did the red rising in the ruhr take place?

Answer 4

march 1920

Question 5

when did the munich putsch take place?

Answer 5

november 1923

Question 6

who was the leader of the kapp putsch?

Answer 6

wolfgang kapp

Question 7

why did the kapp putsch happen?

Answer 7

• wolfgang kapp wanted to take over the whole country and recover the land lost in the treaty of versailles

Question 8

what happened during the kapp putsch? (3)

Answer 8

• president ebert and the government fled berlin
• kapp was partially successful but he didn’t have the support of the workers
• workers went on strike, resulting in no gas, electricity, water etc

Question 9

what was the result of the kapp putsch?

Answer 9

kapp was leader of germany for only 100 hours before he fled abroad; president ebert and his government came back to rule

Question 10

how is the red rising in the ruhr and the kapp putsch connected?

Answer 10

because the workers who went on strike as a result of the kapp putsch simply remained on strike, which lead to the red rising

Question 11

what happened during the red rising?

Answer 11

workers started to take over several towns with their socialist beliefs

Question 12

how was the red rising dealt with?

Answer 12

ebert sent soldiers and some free corps units to deal with the rebellion; over 1000 workers were killed.

Question 13

who was the leader of the munich putsch?

Answer 13

adolf hitler

Question 14

why did hitler want to take over germany with the munich putsch? (2)

Answer 14

• hitler’s main motive for wanting to take over germany was the ‘betrayal’ of the november criminals; he believed that their decisions had ultimately created the ‘pitiful germany of today’
• hitler had promised to overturn the treaty of versailles, destroy communism, and restore germany’s national glory

Question 15

what was hitler’s plan for the munich putsch?

Answer 15

he planned to capture munich and march on berlin

Question 16

what factor almost hindered hitler’s munich putsch?

Answer 16

key bavarian politicians refused to support his plan to march on berlin

Question 17

how was the munich putsch foiled? (2)

Answer 17

• von kahr was the only politician who had ‘promised’ to help hitler with the plan, but he went back on his word and contacted the police.
• when hitler and 2000 nazi’s stormed munich, they were met with armed forces.

Question 18

what were the outcomes of the munich putsch? (2)

Answer 18

• three policemen and sixteen nazis died in a short gun battle
• hitler and ludendorff were arrested

Question 19

why was hitler’s trial and time in prison a good thing for the nazi party? (2)

Answer 19

• because people, including the judges at his trial, were impressed by his passion and oratory skills and he ultimately became a media sensation.

this brought the nazi party to national attention in germany

• after the failure of the putsch, hitler and the nazi party worked to manipulate the political system rather than plan another violent seizure of power.

Question 20

how many murders were there in germany between 1919 and 1922?

Answer 20

350 (mostly carried out by right-wing extremists)

Question 21

who was matthias erzberger?

Answer 21

the man who signed the armistice in 1918

Question 22

when was matthias erzberger shot dead?

Answer 22

august, 1921