1. Spartacist Revolt – How many points can you get?
Which political party was Friedrich Ebert leader of?
[1 point]
How did the Spartacists try and take power in Germany?
[2 points]
Who were the leaders of the Spartacists?
How was the Spartacist revolt stopped?
What was the consequence of Ebert’s ruthless approach?
[3 points]
Recall one belief of the Spartacists.
Was the Spartacist revolt a threat to the Weimar Republic? Explain your answer
Why did the Spartacists declare a soviet republic in Bavaria?
Who were the Spartacists?

2. Spartacist Revolt – How many points can you get?
Social Democratic Party of Germany
SPD
By setting up soviets in many towns
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
Ebert made an agreement with the Freikorps to put down the Rebellion
It created lasting bitterness between Communism and the Socialist Party OR
It gained approval from many in Germany
Against Ebert’s plans for democracy
Wanted Germany to be ruled by workers councils/soviets
Kurt Eisner was murdered
One of the left-wing, Communist parties

3. Tick of the following in your History Planner

4. By the end of this lesson, everybody will be able to…
Describe the Kapp Putsch and Munich Putsch
Explain why the Kapp Putsch and Munich Putsch failed
Evaluate how far opposition from the left and the right threatened the Weimar Republic

5. Who were the Freikorps?
You have been given a sheet that tells you about the Freikorps.
However, the writing on the sheet is in Wingdings…
Your job is to use the code given to translate the paragraph on the Freikorps.
Finished?
Punctuate your paragraph using:
Capital letters
Full stops
Apostrophes

6. Threat from the right – Kapp Putsch
Now that you know who the Freikorps are, it is time to look at their revolt!
I will read out short statements.
You will need to makes notes WITHOUT using words*
*Do not worry, there will be a chance to write down what happened later on!!
1920 – Dr. Wolfgang Kapp led 5000 freikorps into Berlin
The army refused to fire on the Freikorps
It looked like Ebert’s government was doomed
But, Industrial workers called a general strike
This brought Berlin to a hault, wit no water, transport or power
Kapp realised he could not success and left the country
He was hunted down and died whilst awaiting trial
The rest of the rebels went unpunished

7. How far did the Kapp Putsch threaten the Weimar Republic?
Significant threat
Recreate the thermometer, and give the Kapp Putsch a rating out of 5 based on it’s threat to the Weimar Republic.
Justify your decision, using your knowledge about the Kapp Putsch
Some threat
1920 – Dr. Wolfgang Kapp led 5000 freikorps into Berlin
The army refused to fire on the Freikorps
It looked like Ebert’s government was doomed
But, Industrial workers called a general strike
This brought Berlin to a hault, wit no water, transport or power
Kapp realised he could not success and left the country
He was hunted down and died whilst awaiting trial
The rest of the rebels went unpunished
No threat

8. Do you agree with this statement?
People are born evil?
Do you agree with this statement?

9. Watch the clip on Hitler’s early life
As we watch, note down anything that could have had a major effect on his life and attitudes
30 mins?

10. An extract from the Nazi 25 Point Programme:
The Treaty of Versailles must be abolished
Germany must be United with Austria and all other German speakers
No Jew can be a citizen of Germany
All citizens must have equal rights and duties
Large companies must share their profits with their workers
The press must be censored and controlled
Do any of these point surprise you? How far would Germany society change if these aims became a reality?
Left – workers
Rights – nationalism and ruler

11. The Munich Putsch: Causes
WEIMAR WEAKNESSES
The constitution and opposition to it made the government weak
Invasion and inflation made the government VERY weak in 1923.
September 1923, Stresemann called off the strike in the Ruhr. This made EVERY German angry!
NAZI PARTY WAS GROWING
Crises of 1923, meant Nazi Party membership grew (55,000 members).
The Nazi Stormtroopers (SA) grew quickly, and wanted a revolution
Hitler became friends with General Ludendorff (WWI hero) = might get support of the army
Mussolini’s Example
In 1922, Mussolini had seized control of the government of Italy by marching on Rome.
Label each reason 1 to 3, based on how important you think each reason is for causing the Munich Putsch.
Be prepared to justify your answer.
Write down in order of importance

12. The Munich Putsch https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=dSjkpaXlXIE
Use the video you have just watched, and p.67 to create a flow diagram on what happened at the Munich Putsch.

13. Subtitle: How far did attacks from the Left and the Right threaten the Weimar Republic?10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Draw this graph in your book.
Give each ‘wing’ a mark out of 10 (the higher the number, the higher the threat to the Weimar Republic)
Then in the bar, explain your judgement
Left
Right

14. Revision Grids
The last gradebook highlighted issues in terms of people remembering the content covered.
The C boundary on the last gradebook was 13
For everyone but in particular those who got less than 13 on the last gradebook it is important that we start developing some revision materials.
The revision grids include all the content from the specification.
You fill them in using your knowledge, your exercise book

15. Revision Grids
The revision grids include all the content from the specification.
You fill them in using your knowledge, your exercise book, the textbook and internet research.
You can either fill in a copy by hand or you can download a copy off the blog and complete it digitally (typing, cutting and pasting, importing pictures of your work).
Support sessions on Fridays will be concentrating on helping you fill in these grids in preparation for the mock in December.
It is important that you work on these grids outside lessons and keep going over the material to help you remember the content.

16. Who were the Freikorps?
THE FREIKORPS WERE A RIGHT WING GROUP ITS MEMBERS HAD BENEFITTED FROM THE KAISERS RULE THEY WANTED A STRONG ARMY FOR GERMANY TO EXPAND ITS TERRITORY AND TO REGAIN LAND LOST IN THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES THEY WERE PROUD OF GERMANYS POWERFUL INDUSTRY
THE FREIKORPS WERE A RIGHT WING GROUP ITS MEMBERS HAD BENEFITTED FROM THE KAISERS RULE THEY WANTED A STRONG ARMY FOR GERMANY TO EXPAND ITS TERRITORY AND TO REGAIN LAND LOST IN THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES THEY WERE PROUD OF GERMANYS POWERFUL INDUSTRY