S2. 8 Government and Opposition, 1914-1924 Flashcards
(52 cards)
Who were the Friekorps?
voluntary military units- who leaning right and supported the old Empire
What was the Ebert- Groener Pact?
On 10th November, President Ebert and General Groener created this pact to suppress revolutionary activity in return for army and military officers to be under the control of the government
On N_________ 19__, Ebert held discussions with Hugo S_____ (big business) and Carl L_____ (trade unions) and signed the ‘S_____-L______ Agreement’, where employers recognised the l______ of unions and unions promised to c________.
On November 1918, Ebert held discussions with Hugo Stinnes (big business) and Carl Legien (trade unions) and signed the ‘Stinnes-Legien Agreement’, where employers recognised the legality of unions and unions promised to cooperate.
Why did the Spartacist rebellion happen?
The Spartacists were angered that prominent USPD members were dismissed, which led to s demonstration on January 5th
Who did Ebert appoint to control this rebellion?
The recently appointed Defence Minister General Noske
Between __-__ th J______1919 more than 1__ workers were killed in the street violence.
Between 10-12th January 1919 more than 100 workers were killed in the street violence.
When was there another Spartacist movement and where?
March 1919 in Berlin
M____ 19__, a C_____ Government based on worker’s c_____ was established in B_____ following Kurt E_______’s assassination in February.
March 1919, a Communist Government based on worker’s councils was established in Bavaria following Kurt Eisner’s assassination int February.
Between April - May 1919, there was a wave of strikes in which two areas?
Halle and the Ruhr
The W______ government called upon the F_______ and army to deal with s________ resistance. In M____, 1___ workers were killed in B_____ and in M__, _00 in B_____.
The Weimar government called upon the Friekorps and army to deal with socialist resistance. In March, 1200 workers were killed in Berlin and in May, 700 in Bavaria.
What helped defeat the Kapp Putsch in March 1920?
A General Strike.
In March 19__, the Communists formed a ‘R__ army’ of _0,000 workers and they seized control of the R__.
In March 1920, the Communists formed a ‘Red army’ of 50,000 workers and they seized control of the Ruhr.
Over _000 workers and __0 soldiers and police where killed in struggles at H___ and D_______, during March 1920
Over 1000 workers and 250 soldiers and police where killed in struggles at Halle and Dresden.
When did the USPD (c. _00,000 members) vote to join the KPD (c. __,000 members)?
400,000 // 78,000
December 1920
When are where were there attempted communist uprisings?
March 1921- in Merseburg in Saxony
How many political assassinations happened at this time by left-wing opposition?
22
When was the ‘Treaty of Versailles’ imposed on the country?
June 1919
What did the Germans refer to the Treaty of Versailles as?
a ‘diktat’
When and why did the government begin to reduce the size of the army and Friekorps?
January 1920, to stay in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles
F________ 1920: Defence minister N______, ordered two F________ troops to disband, __ miles from Berlin and consisting of __,000 men. The commanding general- General Walther von _______ refused.
February 1920: Defence minister Noske, ordered two Freikorps troops to disband, 12 miles from Berlin and consisting of 12,000 men. The commanding general- General Walther von Luttwitz refused.
German term for the army?
Reichswehr
Who was shot outside the Reichstag in October 1919?
Hugo Haase
In August 1921, who was assassinated by members of the terrorist league ‘Organisation Consul’ and what was his position?
Matthais Erzberger- the former Financial Minister
Who was similarly killed by the ‘Organisation Consul’ in June 1922 and what was his position?
Walther Rathenau - Foreign Minister
