opposition Flashcards
(23 cards)
what was the stab in the back myth
ww1 wasnt lost by the military but thebbetrayal of socialists, communists and jews.
what were the reperations germany had to pay due to TOV
6.6 billion
15 million tonnes of coal to beligum
what does article 231 say
germany was forced to sign war guilt clause, accepeted responsbility for damages and losses
what happened to alsace lorraine after the TOV
returned to france after 45 years of german rule
what happened to the rhineland due to the TOV
demilitarised
what were the disarmement terms due to TOV
army had to be 100,000
abolish conscription
no tanks or big guns
navy limited to 6 battle ships, 6 cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats
NO SUBMARINES
what date was TOV signed
28th june 1919
what was the spartakist uprising
1919 jan
scared of red plague in russia (spread of communism)
led by rose luxemburg and karl leibknecht
revolt in berlin against gov
ebert withdrew government out of berlin
wiped out KPD
50,000-100,000 workers
freikorps stopped it
what was the bavarian republic
1919 march
left wingers never gave up hope of a radical form of gov
4 years of continuous threats from communist revolutionaries
crushed by freikorps and right wing gov in charge of bavaria
what was the ruhr uprising
1920 march
communists formed an army of 50,000 workers
‘red army’ controlled large parts of ruhr for several weeks
kpd supoorted ruhur uprising
deaths of 1000+ workers
showed fractured nature of politics
what was the red fighing league
paramilitary organisation dominated by KPD
130,000 members mostly working class
involved in street clashes with SA
30 deaths in berlin
lasted 5 years- disbanded by gov in 1929
what was the kapp putsh 1920 march
kapp seized control of berlin and established an alternitive government
implementation of demilotarisation was the reason why this putsch happened
12,000 freikorps marched on berlin
how did ebert stop the kapp putshc
called an emergency strike
putsch fell after 4 days
demonstarted that german democracy couldsnt rely on the army nor judicary for support
what was organisation consul 1919-22
paramilitary terrorist group dominated by freikorps angry at TOV
had 5000 men with military training
murdered erzberger and rathenau
how many people total did organisation consul murder
350+
why was the munich putsch 1923 serious
intended to seize control of munich then seize berlin
backing of military hero ludendorff
hitler had 3000 men to march
SA took control of army headquaters
why was the munch putsch 1923 not serious
ebert declared national state of emergency and ordered general seeckt to use the armt to crush the revolt
hitler + ludendorff arrested
what was the NDSAP
set up in 1920s
reorganised in 1925 following the ban
how many men did the SA have in jan 1932
400,000
who were junkers
a rich landowning class often with strong influence in the army
they owned 1/6 of germanys arable land
example: in 1930, bruning tried to settle the unemployed on junker land, landowners complained and used influence with president and called for brunings dismissal
who were the industrialists and businessmen
based in industrial areas like ruhr basin
controlled germanys biggest companies like mercedes benz
attacked social policies of weimae republic
who were administrators and bureaucrats
dominant groups in the insitutions of germany in the civil service, army, judicary and education system
the radical left never accounted for more than what percentage of overall coordination
15%
