Spartacist Uprising 1919 Left wing Flashcards
Left wing
1
Q
Who was involved?
A
-Spartacist League (Extreme Socialists)
-Rosa Luxemburg + Karl Liebknecht (Leaders)
2
Q
Why did they rebel against the Weimar Republic?
A
-Emil Eichhorn was sacked but the public didn’t like that
3
Q
What did they do?
A
-100000 workers go on strike and protest
-Take over telegraph +newspaper offices
4
Q
How did Ebert and his government stop the Uprising?
A
-Creates Freikorps units (250000 men)
-Leaders are arrested and killed
5
Q
How much of a threat were they to the Weimar Republic?
A
-Not a big threat as Ebert was able to create an army bigger than the socialists and get rid of them in a couple years
