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Political Opposition- Weimar Germany
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History Mind Map on Political Opposition- Weimar Germany, created by SophieHipson on 02/05/2013.
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Political Opposition- Weimar Germany
Spartacist Uprising
Karl Liebknicht + Rosa Luxembourg
January 1919
50,000 spartacists took part
Put down by Freikorps and the Army
Luxembourg + Liebknicht shot dead on January 15th
Red Rising in the Ruhr
Communist workers formed the 'Red Army'
1920
Workers in the Ruhr went on strike
Ebert sent in the Army, but needed help from the Freikorps
The revolt was put down through the assistance of the Freikorps
Kapp Putsch
March 1920
Led by Dr Kapp and the Freikorps
5,000 participants
Wanted to regain lost land + rebuild military strength.
Kapp made himself head of the Berlin state.
Army refused to fire on the Freikorps (Their fellow ex-soldiers)
Ebert told the Berliners to stop working; Berlin came to a standstill.
Kapp had no resources, and was overthrown.
Munich Putsch
March 1923
Led by Hitler, General Ludendorff, and had 3,000 SA supporters
After the hyperinflation, Hitler was confident his putsch would succeed
Prices were still high, and Hitler felt that Weimar had caved to the French, after Passive Resistance was called off.
Hitler forced Bavaria's leader; VON KAHR; to support him.
Von Kahr withdrew his support at the last minute.
Hitler marched through Munich, despite the loss of Von Kahr's support
The Nazis were met by the police, who had been tipped off.
A battle broke out, and 16 Nazis were killed.
Hitler + Ludendorff escaped the battle, but were later caught and tried.
Hitler served only 9 months instead of 5 years.
POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS
JUNE 1922
Popular Foreign Minister, Walter Rathenau, was killed by the Right Wing. He signed the TOV.
LEFT WING
22 Murders
10 convicted with death sentence
17 given severe punishments
RIGHT WING
354 Murders
326 unpunished
None convicted with death sentence
1 Given a severe punishment
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