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Spartacists' political ideology
Spartacists' political ideology
Left-wing communist revolutionary group
Spartacist leaders (name two)
Spartacist leaders (name two)
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
When was the Spartacist Revolt?
When was the Spartacist Revolt?
January 1919
What did Spartacists seize in Berlin?
What did Spartacists seize in Berlin?
Newspaper and telegraph offices
Who crushed the Spartacist Revolt?
Who crushed the Spartacist Revolt?
Freikorps troops
What were the Freikorps?
What were the Freikorps?
Right-wing paramilitary units of former soldiers
Freikorps membership by March 1919
Freikorps membership by March 1919
250,000 members
When was the Kapp Putsch?
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
Who led the Kapp Putsch?
Who led the Kapp Putsch?
Dr Wolfgang Kapp
How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
General strike organised by trade unions
Total political assassinations 1919-1923
Total political assassinations 1919-1923
376
Who carried out most political assassinations?
Who carried out most political assassinations?
Right-wing extremists