Threats to Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1913 Flashcards
What was the Weimar Republic
The government set-up in Germany in 1918. It signed the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles and was very unpopular
What government almost took control of Germany instead of a democratic one
A communist government
Name two or three ways the constitution of the Weimar government made Germany weak
The voting system was called Proportional Representation. It means that small political parties such as the Communists and Nationalists could get seats inside the Reichstag
No political party could get complete control, meaning lots of weak teamining up and deals had to take place. The government broke up a lot and it was difficult for anything to ever get done
The government was sometimes indecisive in a crisis
What was the attitude of nationalists towards the Weimar Republic
They wanted the democracy in Germany to end and a leader like the Kaiser had been to take over. They wanted strong autocratic government
What sort of government did left-wing (communist) rebels want
They wanted the workers to take control of the government and all private property and land to be taken over by the new government and shared out equally
What happened during the spartacist (communist) revolt
100,000 went on strike and rebelled against the government. They took control of communications in Berlin
Who were the leaders of the Spartacists
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
What happened at the end of the Spartacist uprising
The government used Freikorps to crush the Communist rebels as they could not do it themselves
Luxemburg and Liebknecht
What sort of government did extreme right-wing (Nationalists) rebels want
A strong autocratic leader like the Kaiser
Someone who wanted to make Germany great again
What happened during the Kapp Putsch (uprising)
Freikorps turned against the Weimar government and marched on Berlin
They demanded the return of the Kaiser and the tearing up of the Treaty of Versailles
Who was the leader of the Kapp Putsch
Dr Wolfgang Kapp
How was Dr Kapp stopped
Ebert appealed to the German people to go on strike and not cooperated with Dr Kapp. The German people went because they were sick of rebellions and uprising
How many political murders happened between 1919 and 1922
376
Which high profile members of the government were killed
Hugo Hasse
MAtthias Erzberger
What effect did private political armies have
The private political armies often caused violence at political meetings and marches
The SA was the name of the private political army that was the Nazi Party had
