Challenges from left and right 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryWeimar Republic 1918-1929GCSEEdexcel Created by: SabihaHalimCreated on: 07-08-20 20:44 Challenges New Weimar Repbublic gov. faced opposition from: groups inside the Reichstag Groups outside the Reichstag From both the left and right wings 1 of 7 The Spartacists Left-wing from the Independent Social Party Had soviet backing Led by Rosa Luxemburg & Karl Liebknecht based in Berlin 2 of 7 The Freikorps Right-wing Made up of ex-soldiers who kept their weapons By March 1919 had 250,00 men Organised by regular army 3 of 7 Challenge from the left: the Spartacist Revolt In January 1919, Spartacists took over the gov. newspaper & telegraph bureau They tried to organise a general strike in Berlin Weimar gov. sent Friekorps units to put down Revolt 4 of 7 Challenge from the Right: the Kapp Putsch March 1920, Fearing unemployment, Freikorps troops decided to march on Berlin President Ebert asked the head of army to resist Freikorps but he refused Nationalist Politician, Dr Wolfgang Kapp, put in charge by Rebels Weimar Gov. fled to Berlin for safety To put down the rebels/Kapp Putsch, gov. organised the trade unions to go on strike The natioanl strike caused such chaos that Kapp couldn't rule Germany, and was forced to leave Weimar Ministers returned 5 of 7 Political attacks on the Weimar Republic Right-wing parties in the Reichstag Left-wing parties in the Reichstag The Spartacist Revolt Left-wing and right-wing political armies The Kapp Putsch Political assasinations Right-wing bias in the courts 6 of 7 Political assassinations From 1919-23 politicians in the Weimar Repub were worried about assassinations In early years of Republic, 376 political assassinations took place Some right-wing extremists used the murders to weaken new repub Conservative judges sympathetic to conservative cause and gave them light punishments 7 of 7
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