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Weimar Germany
Unit 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-1933
Lesson 4: Challenges to Weimar from left and right wing
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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28th
July 1919
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What feelings did the Treaty of Versailles evoke in the German people?
Defeat
,
humiliation
,
bitterness
, and
weakness
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How did the German people feel about their government after the Treaty of Versailles?
They felt
betrayed
and let down
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What are the main political ideologies in Germany during the Weimar Republic?
Left-wing
Centre
Right-wing
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What type of political parties threatened the Weimar Republic?
Extreme left and
right-wing
parties
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What was the role of the Reichstag in the Weimar Republic?
It was the
German Parliament
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What was the name of the extreme left-wing party in Germany?
Communist Party
(
KPD
)
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What did the extreme left-wing parties want for workers?
Rights and support for
trade unions
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What was the name of the extreme right-wing party?
Nationalist
DNVP
Party
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What did the extreme right-wing parties want for Germany?
Return of the
Kaiser
and traditions
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What were the key challenges to the Weimar Republic?
Political parties challenging the government
Spartacist Revolt
Freikorps
and
Kapp Putsch
Political
assassinations
Armed guards causing violence
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Who led the Spartacist Revolt?
Rosa Luxemburg
and
Karl Liebknecht
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What was the strength of the Spartacist movement?
40,000
members and Russian support
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When did the Spartacist Revolt occur?
January
1919
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Why did the Spartacists revolt?
Ebert
sacked the police chief of
Berlin
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How did the Weimar Government respond to the Spartacist Revolt?
Ebert
sent in the
Freikorps
to stop protests
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What was the Freikorps?
Ex-
WW1
soldiers organized into a free army
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Why did Ebert organize the Freikorps?
To combat the growing power of
communists
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What was the Kapp Putsch?
An attempt to overthrow the
Weimar government
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How did Ebert stop the Kapp Putsch?
Called for a general strike in
Berlin
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What was the significance of the extreme parties gaining 20% of seats?
It allowed them to challenge
Ebert's
actions
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How many political assassinations occurred of left-wing politicians?
376
assassinations
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Why were no right-wing murderers sentenced?
Judges were
right-wing
and
biased
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What was the impact of armed guards organized by political parties?
They caused more violence for
Ebert
to manage
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