Between 1919-1923 Weimar experienced a number of left wing and right wing rebellions. Left wing and right wing are terms used to describe types of political ideas. They were first used in France during the French Revolution during which members of parliament who wanted major change in society sat together in the left hand side of the parliament and those who stood for tradition and continuity sat together on the right hand side. To get a sense of the difference between left and right wing ideas play the dustbin game below as your lesson starter.
Click here for full screen version
Student Instructions
You task today is to investigate the main left wing and right wing rebeliions the Weimar Republic faced
- Complete the Spartacists Excercise (left wing rebellion)
- Complete the Kapp Putsch Exercise (right wing rebellion)
- Research the Munich Putsch (right wing rebellion)
- Watch the You Tube clip of the Munich Putsch
The picture below shows the main parties in the Weimar Republic - they are listed with the right wing ones first, the centre ones, then the left wing ones
| 
