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GCSE History · key term
Armed groups of former German soldiers, many with extreme nationalist and anti-communist beliefs, active after the First World War.
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Paper 1
Revise: Weimar DemocracyFriedrich Ebert’s government relied on the army and the Freikorps, armed groups of former soldiers, to crush the uprising. The Freikorps were fiercely anti-communist and used violent force against the revolutionaries. Luxemburg and Liebknecht were subsequently murdered by Freikorps members.
Paper 3
Armed volunteer units largely made up of former German soldiers; many held strongly nationalist, right-wing and anti-communist views.
Revise: Early ChallengesEbert’s government turned to the Freikorps to help suppress the revolt. These armed units consisted largely of former soldiers. Many were strongly right-wing and hated communism, making them willing to fight the revolutionaries even though they were not committed supporters of democracy.
Keep the two uprisings distinct: the government used the Freikorps against the Spartacists, but a workers’ general strike defeated the Kapp Putsch.
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