left and right

• What challenges did the Weimar Republic face from the left and right?

  • Opposition from groups inside and outside the Reichstag
  • Left-wing challenge: Spartacist Revolt led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
  • Right-wing challenge: Kapp Putsch led by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp
• Who led the Spartacist Revolt?

  Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
• What was the outcome of the Spartacist Revolt in January 1919?

  The revolt ended with street fighting and the execution of Spartacist leaders.
• What was the Kapp Putsch and its outcome?

  • Right-wing revolt led by Freikorps troops in March 1920
  • Ebert's government fled Berlin
  • National strike organized by the government led to Kapp's failure
  • Kapp was forced to flee after four days
• How many political assassinations occurred in the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1923?

  376
• What was the judicial response to political assassinations in the Weimar Republic?

  Judges were sympathetic to right-wing extremists, giving them light punishments.
• What was the composition and role of the Freikorps?

  • Made up of ex-soldiers who kept their weapons
  • Numbered 250,000 in March 1919
  • Organized by the regular army
  • Right-wing group used to suppress left-wing revolts
• What was the significance of the Freikorps in the context of the Kapp Putsch?

  The Freikorps marched on Berlin and took control, leading to the temporary collapse of the Weimar government.
• What were the key events of the Spartacist uprising in January 1919?

  • Spartacists took over government media
  • General strike organized in Berlin
  • Ebert ordered Freikorps to suppress the revolt
  • Street fighting ensued, leading to the defeat of the Spartacists
  • Leaders Liebknecht and Luxemburg were captured and killed
• What were the key events of the Kapp Putsch in March 1920?

  • Freikorps marched on Berlin due to fear of unemployment
  • Ebert's government fled to Weimar
  • Kapp declared a new government
  • National strike organized by the government led to chaos
  • Kapp was forced to flee after four days