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Which party did the spartacists come from?
Independent socialist party
Who lead the spartacists?
Rosa luxemberg and Karl liebknecht
Where were the spartacists based? 
Berlin
What uprising were the spartacists involved in?
The spartacis revolt
Which country backed the spartacists?
The Soviet Union
When did the spartacist revolt take place?
January 1919
What happened during the spartacist revolt?
The spartacists took over the government newspaper and telegraph bureau and tried to organise a general strike in Berlin
How was the spartacist revolt put down?
The government sent in friekorps
what were the friekorps made up of? 
ex soldiers who still had their weapons
How many members did the friekorps have in March 1919?
250000
When did the kapp putsch happen? 
March 1920
Why did the friekorps March on Berlin? 
Fears of unemployment
Who lead the kapp pustch?
Wolfgang kapp
What happened in the kapp putsch? 
March on Berlin, leading to politicians fleeing Berlin
How was the kapp pustch put down? 
The government organised trade unions to go on a general strike, this meant that kapp could not effectively rule Germany due to the chaos
How many political assassinations took place in the early years of the republic? 
376
Why did right wing people who assassinated politicians given light punishments? 
Political bias/ sympathy from the judges

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