How well did the government deal with Communist and Nationalist threat

Question 1

When is The Spartacus Uprising

Answer 1

January 1919

Question 2

Who led the Spartacus Uprising?

Answer 2

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 3

Timeline of Spartacus Uprising (Jan 1919)

Answer 3

• 4 Jan 1919 Ebert sacked the chief police of Berlin, sparking thousands of workers protesting.
• The Spartacists - chance to undermine government.
• On 6 Jan 1919, 100K workers took to the streets to strike in Berlin.
• Ebert called the Freikorps to crushed the uprising. On 16 Jan 1919, the uprising was violently crushed.
• Luxemburg and Liebknecht were killed.

Question 4

What was the Uprising in Jan 1919 called?

Answer 4

Spartacus Uprising

Question 5

When is the Kapp Putsch

Answer 5

March 1920

Question 6

What was the Aim of Kapp Putsch

Answer 6

To overthrow the Weimar Government

Question 7

Timeline of the Kapp Putsch

Answer 7

• Kapp Putsch was triggered when allies told berlin to disband the Freikorps.
• 5000 amred men marched on Berlin, leading to the government fled to Southern Germany.
• They put Nationalist Kapp as a figurehead leader and invited the Kaiser to come back from exile.
• Army did not stop the Freikorps , but did not join.
• Government called on people not to support the putsch and asked workers to call a general strike.
• With key services stopped, Kapp could not govern and fled abroad , the Putsch collapsed