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In what year did Ebert's government struggle to control the high courts?
1920
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What event did the clay courts help the government suppress in the previous year?
The
Spartacus
revolt
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What is the main issue facing the German government in 1920?
Growing opposition from both the
left
and
right
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What was the consequence of the Treaty of Versailles for the German army?
It restricted the size to
100,000
men
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What did the clay cops decide to do in response to their fear of unemployment?
They decided to
turn on the republic
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What action did Chancellor Ebert take to address the uprising?
He ordered generals to fight the
clay cops
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Who were the high courts primarily composed of?
Former soldiers
who lost their jobs
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What was the response of the generals when ordered to open fire on the clay cops?
They
refused
to
open fire
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What happened to Ebert's government as a result of the uprising?
They fled to
Weimar
and then
Stuttgart
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Who was declared a figurehead leader by the rebels?
Wolfgang
Kapp
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What did Ebert's government urge the people to do in response to the uprising?
They urged
passive resistance
and strikes
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What was the impact of the strikes on essential services in the city?
Essential services ground to a
halt
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What happened to Kapp after he attempted to flee?
He was caught and put in
prison
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What was the outcome of the rebellion?
The
rebellion
collapsed
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How many political murders occurred between 1919 and 1922?
376
political murders
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Who was one of Ebert's Council of the People's Representatives that was murdered?
Hugo Haase
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What was the fate of left-wing assassins compared to right-wing murderers?
Ten
left-wing assassins were
convicted
and
executed
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Why did political parties hire armed men for protection?
Due to the threat of
violence
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What were the paramilitary groups formed by political parties in Germany during this period?
KPD
:
Red Front Fighters
DNVP
: Steel Helmets
SPD
:
Spanish Sports Court
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How did the presence of private armies affect political meetings?
It often caused
violence
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What was the political climate in Germany in 1920?
It was marked by ongoing political
violence
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What was the significance of the Kapp Putsch in 1920?
It highlighted the instability of the
Weimar government
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What did the judges often do in relation to political violence?
They were sympathetic to the
political right
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What was the role of the Kaiser during the Kapp Putsch?
He was invited to return from
exile
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How did the political violence affect the Weimar Republic's stability?
It contributed to the government's
instability
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What were the main events of political violence faced by the Weimar government between 1919 and 1922?
Spartacus revolt
Kapp Putsch
Political assassinations
(
376
total)
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