Challenges to the Republic From the Spartacists

Cards (15)

  • What was the name of the revolt that occurred in January 1919?
    Spartacist League revolt
  • Who were the leaders of the Spartacist League revolt?
    Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
  • What event triggered the Spartacist League revolt on 4 January 1919?
    Ebert sacked Emil Eichhorn, the police chief in Berlin
  • What was the reaction of the workers in Berlin to the sacking of Emil Eichhorn?
    They called a general strike
  • How many workers took to the streets on 6 January 1919?
    100,000 workers
  • What does the call for the Freikorps indicate about the German government during the Spartacist League revolt?
    It showed the weaknesses of the German government
  • What was a significant limitation of the Spartacist League uprising?
    It lacked widespread popular support
  • What happened to Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht during the revolt?
    They were killed
  • A revolt by the Spartacist League (a small group of Communist) in January 1919.
  • It was led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.
  • It started when, on 4 January 1919, Ebert sacked Emil Eichhorn, the police chief in Berlin, who was popular with the workers.
  • Workers called a general strike in Berlin and on 6 January and 100,000 workers took to the streets.
  • The government were unable to put the uprising down, so called in the Freikorps. This showed the weaknesses of the German government.
  • However, the uprising lacked widespread popular support.
  • Luxemburg and Liebknecht were killed.