History Notes - The Weimar Republic

Who was the leftist party in the Weimar Republic?

The Spartacists

Who were the leaders of the Spartacists?

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

What were the aims of the Spartacists?

to make Germany communist. Workers were to take over factories, farms and eventually the government

who were the spartacists' supporters?

some workers in Germany who were inspired by them

What actions were taken against the Spartacists?

Ebertused the army and the Freikorps to crush the rebellion, the Spartacists stood no chance.

what was the outcoe of the Spartacist conflicts?

Leibknecht and Luxembourg were captured and killed on the way to prison. the government was moved from Berlin to Weimar for safety. the spartacists were leaderless and never recovered.

Who was the president of the Weimar Republic?

Friedrich Ebert

What was the name of the right wing opposition?

Kapp Putsch

Who led the Kapp Putsch?

Wolfgang Kapp and the leader of the berlin Freikorps, Erhadt.

What were the aims of the Kapp Putsch?

To seize Berlin and form a new right wing government with Kapp as chancellor.

Who supported the Kapp Putsch?

The German army, judges, civil servants, Kaiser supporters and the wealthy.

What actions were taken against the Kapp Putsch?xx

Kapp seized berlin on the 13th of March 1920. The Weimar Republic had returned to Berlin but fled to Dresden. Ebert requested the German army quell the Kapp Putsch but the Commander in Chief refused. Ebert asked workers t go on strike, Berlin's roads, railways, power and sewage systems were brought to a standstill.

What outcome came of the Kapp Putsch

The Kapp Putsch collapsed. Many army oficers involved remained unpunished. Kapp fled the country.

What was the Freikorps?

German ex military soldiers that formed a paramilitary.

What is a paramilitary?

an unofficial military force

what is a Putsch

a violent attempt to overthrow a government