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Spartactists League (left)
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- 1In 1918-19 what where set up due to left-wing uprisings?Workers' and Soldiers' soviets (local councils) in towns throughout Germany
- 2What was the name of the council claiming to be the 'true government' in the left-wing uprising?Council of Commissars
- 3Who were the 'true goverment' a direct threat to?The Government in Berlin, with the president Ebert. (Later to be called Weimar).
- 4Who were the most influential communists leaders and what did they organise?Rosa Luxebourg and Karl Liebknecht. The Spartacists League.
- 5What was the Spartacists league named after?Spartus, the head of the slaves' revolt in Ancient Rome in 73BC.
- 6When did the Spartacists Uprising happen?6 January 1919
- 7How many communists demostrated in Berlin?Around 100,000
- 8What did the communists do in the uprising?Took over key buildings, such as newspaper offices.
- 9Who made the decision to out down the rebels?Chancellor Ebert and his sdefence minister, Gustav Noske.
- 10What did they realise wouldn't be strong enough to overcome the rebels?The Regular German army (Reichswehr) reduced after treaty of versailles.
- 11What did the Weimar Government do to put down the rebels?The Friekorps (right-wing ex-soldiers).
- 12How long did the uprising last?Only a matter of days.
- 13What happened to Liebknect and Luxemburg?Captured and killed.
- 14What did the violence cause the Government to do?Move from Berlin to Wiemar, hence its name.
- 15How many people were killed?Over 1000.
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- History-Germany (3. Political Unrest 1918-23) Flashcards on Spartactists League (left), created by Emily Tisch on 15/10/2013.
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- Emily Tisch · Oct 2013
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