Political Instability And Extremism During Early Weimar Republic Quiz Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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What was the political situation like?
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- Proliferation of parties
- Political fragmentation
- Coalitions inevitable
- Proportional representation
2
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What was the Spartacist Uprising?
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- 5th January 1919
- Resulted in execution of ringleaders (Leibknecht and Luxembourg)
- Groener used Freikorps units to put them down
- Poorly supported and poorly prepared
- Staged and armed uprising in Berlin to put in place communist regime
3
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What was the Kapp Putsch?
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- Due to the Treaty of Versailles (reduced size of army and asked to disband some Freikorps units)
- “Troops do not fire on troops.”
- Troops marched to Berlin in protest and supported by Wolfgang Kapp
- 1920: Noske ordered two Freikorps units to disband, von Luttwitz refused to disband one
4
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What was white terror?
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- 376 political assassinations in Germany
- 10 murderers executed
- 22 assassinations committed by the left
- 326 of the assassinations recieved no punishment
- Political violence between 1919-23
- 354 assassinations committed by the right
- Organisation Consul assassinated Erzberger and Rathenau
5
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Who supported the Munich Putsch in 1923?
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Von Kahr and Von Lussow but they were held at gunpoint
6
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How did the Munich Putsch collapse?
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- Hitler fled but was captured
- Nazi Party banned
- Hitler was imprisoned
- Support vanished overnight
7
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Why was there anger from the right?
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- Stresemann called off passive resistance in the Ruhr
- Bavaria placed von Kahr as state commissioner
- Growing desire for strong dictatorship
8
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Who was Gustav Ritter von Kahr?
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- Right wing conservative
- State Commissioner General in 1923
- Minister-President of Bavaria (1920-21)
- Stepped down after disagreements with central government
- Wanted Bavaria to have own monarchy and planned to use the Nazis
- Unwilling to participate in Munich Putsch
9
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How did Hitler become leader of the Nazi Party?
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- Outraged by armistice
- Political agent for army and sent to spy on DAP Party
- Joined party in 1919
- Became leader of NSDAP Party in 1921
