Knowledge test 3

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  • Created on: 12-04-21 23:52
Why did unrest spread in
Germany in 1919 - 1923?
- Forced democracy
- Food shortages due to British Naval blockade
- Inflation was beginning
- Impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
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Why did the army agree to support the new government in late 1918?
Fear of the possible communist revolution
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Who led the Spartacist Revolt
(revolution based on communist
ideals)?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
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When was the Spartacist Revolt?
6 th January 1919
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The Spartacists were put down by using the regular army and the Freikorps. Who were the Freikorps?
Private armies of ex-soldiers set up at the end of WW1 by Senior German Army Officers
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Why did the Freikorps join with Wolfgang Kapp and revolt in 1920?
The Weimar government announced measures to reduce the army and disband the Freikorps
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Where were the government forced to move to as a result of the Kapp Putsch?
Weimar and then Stuttgart
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Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?
The government urged the workers to not co-operate and go on strike. Many did, and essential services ground to a halt.
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What is the German name for the army?
Reichswehr
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Who led a Putsch in Munich in November 1923?
Adolf Hitler
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Why did the army agree to support the new government in late 1918?

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Fear of the possible communist revolution

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Who led the Spartacist Revolt
(revolution based on communist
ideals)?

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When was the Spartacist Revolt?

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Card 5

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The Spartacists were put down by using the regular army and the Freikorps. Who were the Freikorps?

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