Right Wing Rebellions Flashcards
What did right-wing Germans especially hate?
The Treaty of Versailles
What myth did the right promote?
Dolschtoss - the stab in the back theory
How did the right refer to the politicians involved with the Armistice and Treaty of Versailles?
As November Criminals
What did right-wing supporters want?
Ideally, a return of the Kaiser
Why did right-wing Germans like the Kaiser?
They believed under him Germany was a success. It had: - A strong army - An empire - Powerful industry
What is meant by ‘putsch’?
A violent attempt to overthrow the government
Who led the ‘Kapp Putsch’?
Wolfgang Kapp
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
What happened during the Kapp Putsch?
Dr Wolfgang Kapp led 5,000 Friekorps into Berlin and Kapp declared a new government
Why did the army (the Reichwehr) not defeat the Freikorps?
The Friekorps contained former soldiers. The leader of the Reichwehr declared: “The Reichwehr does not fire on the Reichwehr.”
How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
By a general strike in Berlin. There were no trains, gas, water or electricity throughout the city and it was clear Kapp was powerless. Strikes soon spread across much of the nation.
What did Kapp do when it was clear the Putsch had failed?
Five days after the putsch began, Kapp resigned and fled to Sweden
What other violence did the Weimar Republic have to deal with?
Political assassinations from nationalist terrorists
Which two high-profile politicians were killed in 1922 and what positions did he hold?
Walter Rathenau (RATH-E-NAU), the foreign minister Matthias Erzberger (ERZ-BERGER)
How did judges treat terrorists who had killed politicians?
Leniently. Many judges preferred the Kaiser’s government and so gave terrorists a light sentence or allowed some to go free
