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 |
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| Ruhr Revolt | 1 |
| Ruhr Uprising | 1 |
| Ruhr insurrection | 1 |
| Ruhr uprising of 1920 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3674097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ruhr uprising of 1920 Context triple: [Kapp Putsch, triggered, Ruhr uprising of 1920]
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Spartacist uprising
The Spartacist uprising was a failed 1919 communist revolt in Berlin led by the Spartacus League, aiming to establish a socialist government in post–World War I Germany.
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Kapp Putsch
The Kapp Putsch was a failed right-wing coup attempt in March 1920 aimed at overthrowing Germany’s Weimar Republic and establishing an autocratic government.
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Ruhr occupation
The Ruhr occupation was a 1923–1925 French and Belgian military takeover of Germany’s industrial Ruhr region to enforce World War I reparations, which triggered hyperinflation and major political and economic upheaval in the Weimar Republic.
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German Revolution of 1918–1919
The German Revolution of 1918–1919 was a series of uprisings and political upheavals at the end of World War I that overthrew the German monarchy and led to the establishment of a democratic republic.
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E.
Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ruhr uprising of 1920 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Spartacist uprising
The Spartacist uprising was a failed 1919 communist revolt in Berlin led by the Spartacus League, aiming to establish a socialist government in post–World War I Germany.
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B.
Kapp Putsch
The Kapp Putsch was a failed right-wing coup attempt in March 1920 aimed at overthrowing Germany’s Weimar Republic and establishing an autocratic government.
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C.
Ruhr occupation
The Ruhr occupation was a 1923–1925 French and Belgian military takeover of Germany’s industrial Ruhr region to enforce World War I reparations, which triggered hyperinflation and major political and economic upheaval in the Weimar Republic.
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D.
German Revolution of 1918–1919
The German Revolution of 1918–1919 was a series of uprisings and political upheavals at the end of World War I that overthrew the German monarchy and led to the establishment of a democratic republic.
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E.
Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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civil conflict in Germany ⓘ revolt ⓘ workers' uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ruhr uprising of 1920
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surface form:
Ruhr Revolt
Ruhr uprising of 1920 ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr Uprising
Ruhr uprising of 1920 ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr insurrection
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| consequence |
deepened polarization in Weimar politics
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increased mistrust between workers' movement and Weimar government ⓘ strengthening of paramilitary politics in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920-04-02 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Kapp Putsch
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opposition to right-wing coup attempt in Berlin ⓘ social tensions in early Weimar Republic ⓘ workers' resistance to reactionary forces ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
labor movement in Germany
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subsequent left-wing strategies in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
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left-wing politics ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| location |
North Rhine-Westphalia
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Ruhr area ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr region
western Germany ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Freikorps soldiers
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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
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thousands wounded ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat of the Kapp Putsch
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defense of the Weimar Republic against coup plotters ⓘ establishment of workers' control in the Ruhr ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Freikorps soldiers
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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
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restoration of government control over the Ruhr ⓘ violent suppression of workers' militias ⓘ |
| startTime | 1920-03-13 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Bochum
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Dortmund ⓘ Duisburg ⓘ Essen ⓘ Hagen ⓘ Mülheim an der Ruhr ⓘ industrial centers of the Ruhr ⓘ |
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Subject: Ruhr uprising of 1920 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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