Ruhr uprising of 1920
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The Ruhr uprising of 1920 was a large-scale left-wing workers’ revolt in Germany’s Ruhr region, in which armed militias briefly seized control of industrial centers before being violently suppressed by government and Freikorps forces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruhr Revolt | 1 |
| Ruhr Uprising | 1 |
| Ruhr insurrection | 1 |
| Ruhr uprising of 1920 canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil conflict in Germany ⓘ revolt ⓘ workers' uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ruhr uprising of 1920
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr Revolt
Ruhr uprising of 1920 ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr Uprising
Ruhr uprising of 1920 ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr insurrection
|
| consequence |
deepened polarization in Weimar politics
ⓘ
increased mistrust between workers' movement and Weimar government ⓘ strengthening of paramilitary politics in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920-04-02 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Kapp Putsch
ⓘ
opposition to right-wing coup attempt in Berlin ⓘ social tensions in early Weimar Republic ⓘ workers' resistance to reactionary forces ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
labor movement in Germany
ⓘ
subsequent left-wing strategies in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| location |
North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Ruhr area ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr region
western Germany ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Freikorps soldiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Freikorps
Red Ruhr Army ⓘ Reichswehr ⓘ Reichswehr ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar government forces
left-wing workers ⓘ socialist and communist militants ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| numberOfCasualties |
several thousand killed
ⓘ
thousands wounded ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat of the Kapp Putsch
ⓘ
defense of the Weimar Republic against coup plotters ⓘ establishment of workers' control in the Ruhr ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Freikorps soldiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Freikorps units
Reichswehr ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic government
right-wing paramilitaries ⓘ |
| partOf | political unrest in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the uprising
ⓘ
restoration of government control over the Ruhr ⓘ violent suppression of workers' militias ⓘ |
| startTime | 1920-03-13 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Bochum
ⓘ
Dortmund ⓘ Duisburg ⓘ Essen ⓘ Hagen ⓘ Mülheim an der Ruhr ⓘ industrial centers of the Ruhr ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ruhr Uprising
this entity surface form:
Ruhr Revolt
this entity surface form:
Ruhr insurrection