Change and unrest, 1919-23 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years of Weimar political instability
Years of Weimar political instability
1919-1923
Political position of Spartacists
Political position of Spartacists
Extreme left-wing/communist
Two leaders of the Spartacists
Two leaders of the Spartacists
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
What was the Freikorps?
What was the Freikorps?
Right-wing paramilitary units of former soldiers
Freikorps size by March 1919
Freikorps size by March 1919
Approximately 250,000 men
Nazi paramilitary force name
Nazi paramilitary force name
SA (Sturmabteilung)
When was the Spartacist revolt?
When was the Spartacist revolt?
January 1919
Who suppressed the Spartacist revolt?
Who suppressed the Spartacist revolt?
Freikorps units
When was the Kapp Putsch?
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
Leader of the Kapp Putsch
Leader of the Kapp Putsch
Wolfgang Kapp
How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
General strike by trade unions
Date of the Munich Putsch
Date of the Munich Putsch
November 8, 1923
Number of SA members in Munich Putsch
Number of SA members in Munich Putsch
Approximately 600
Book Hitler wrote in prison
Book Hitler wrote in prison
Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
Hitler's lesson from Munich Putsch failure
Hitler's lesson from Munich Putsch failure
Gain power through legal, electoral means not violence