Whats a diktat | An order/ decree imposed without consent |
Why did France want to cripple Germany | Because previously they have invaded France and also the damage imposed on their land during WW1 and its people. Which is why he wanted to cripple their military aswell so they dont attack them again |
How many political assassinations were there during 1919-23 | 376 |
Who were the Spartacist | A communist group |
Who were the Spartacist leaders | Rosa Luxemburg and Kiel Liebknecht |
What happened in January 1919 | The Spartacists staged a revolt in Berlin in hopes to overthrow the Weimar Germany |
How did Ebert get rid of them | He used the right wing(Freikorps) who were ex soldiers |
What happened in March 1920 | The friekorps staged a rebellion in Berlin and was led by Wolfgang Kapp |
What was the aim of the Kapp Putsch | To sieze control and stop the Weimar government |
Why did the Putsch fail | Because the workers went on strike which forced Kapp to flee as a result |
When was the Munich Putsch | 1923 |
Who staged the Muich Putsch | The Nazi party |
Why did the nazis do this | because they thought the republic was to weak due to the economic problems of 1923 |
What did the Nazis do in the Munich Putsch | 1) Hitler marched into a meeting with the Bavarian government and demanded support in November 1923
2) They seized control of the police and local headquarters |
How was Hitler arrested | The next day he marched to Munich to declare his presidency but he was met by state police and arrested |
Why was Hitlers sentence beneficial for the growth of the Nazis | 1) While he was in there he wrote his best selling book called the Mein Kampf which outlined his politcal goals and his hatred from Jews and the democracy |