STRUGGLE FOR POWER Flashcards
What happened on November 10th?
Ebert - Groener pact
What happened on November 11th?
Armistice signed with allies
What happened on December 6th?
Spartacist demonstration in Berlin
What happened on December 23-24th?
Sailors revolt in Berlin put down by army
What happened on January 6th 1919?
Spartacist revolt is suppressed and put down by army and Freikorps
What happened on January 19th 1919?
Elections for constituents assembly
What didn’t Ebert believe in?
Violent revolution
What did Ebert want to do?
Build a democratic, parliamentary system of government
What was eberts first priority?
To organise elections for a constituent assembly - which would draw up a new constitution
What was going on in Berlin and other major cities?
Ongoing disorder as unemployed ex soldiers and discontented workers became embroiled in demonstrations, strikes and violent clashes with the police and army
What did workers and soldiers councils regard themselves as?
Rival sources of power and demanded immediate and radical change - including confiscation of land from aristocracy and nationalisation of industries
Who supported the demands of the workers and soldiers councils?
Left wing political groups - USPD and Spartacist
What was the Ebert - groener pact?
Agreed to support govt as long as the chancellor promised to resist radical change to the army
What happened to during Spartacist uprising?
Occupied public buildings and newspaper offices BUT had limited support so defeated
Luxemburg and Liebknecht both killed after being captured
Who did the constituent assembly chose as president?
Ebert
