Spartacist Uprising (1919)

Question 1

Which group were responsible for the Spartacist Uprising and when?

Answer 1

Sparticists (Communist Party (KPD)

1st Jan 1919 it began

Question 2

What did the Sparticist call for?

Answer 2

Sparticists called for a general strike.

That lasted from 4-15th Jan 1919

Question 3

Who led the Sparticists?

Answer 3

Karl Leibnecht and Rosa Luxembourg

Question 4

Who was sacked due to backing the KPD?

Answer 4

Chief Constable of Berlin

Question 5

What happened as an effect of the sacking?

Answer 5

A planned protest by the KPD to reinstate the Constable, which then exploded into having 500,000 people march into Berlin.

Question 6

What happened by the 5th January?

Answer 6

100,000 (incl armed members), occupied Police Station, Train Stations and Newspaper Offices.

USPD wanted to speak to Ebert, but KPD refused.

Question 7

What did Ebert decide to do as a result of the protest?

Answer 7

He called on the Freikorp and Army to put down the rebellion.

Question 8

When did the Freikorp attack and who did they kill?

Answer 8

11th Feb the Freikorp began the attack and killed 156 people including Luxembourg and Liebnecht