AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
The Spartacist Uprising and the Freikorps
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Overview
Recall questions on the welfare measures of the new republic, the rising of January 1919, its leaders and the forces used to crush it.
What you need to know
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What were the Freikorps?
What was the Kapp Putsch?
Questions from this subtopic
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What social welfare provisions did the Weimar Republic introduce?
Model answer
Unemployment insurance and improved housing.
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What was the Spartacist Uprising, and who led it?
Model answer
An attempted communist revolution in Berlin in January 1919, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.
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How was the Spartacist Uprising suppressed, and what happened to its leaders?
Model answer
It was suppressed by the Freikorps, and Liebknecht and Luxemburg were murdered.
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What were the Freikorps?
Model answer
Right-wing paramilitary units composed largely of demobilised soldiers.
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What happened in Bavaria in April 1919?
Model answer
A Soviet Republic was briefly established before being crushed by Freikorps and army units.
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What was the Kapp Putsch?
Model answer
An attempted right-wing coup in March 1920 led by Wolfgang Kapp and supported by Freikorps units.
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