The Spartacist Uprising

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(Germany 1919 - 1945) iGCSE History Test sobre The Spartacist Uprising, creado por Drew Bott el 26/10/2019.
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Pregunta 1

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The Spartacists were supporters of the Kasier
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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The Spartacists were communists
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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The leader of the Spartacists was Friedrich Ebert
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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The Spartacists wanted the German Revolution to go further ...they wanted Soviets (councils) of workers and soldiers to Govern the country.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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When did the Spartacists carry out their Uprising?
Respuesta
  • January 1918
  • January 1919
  • January 1920

Pregunta 6

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The Uprising began with a demonstration of 100,000 workers in Berlin
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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Which of the following is true...(select all that apply)
Respuesta
  • Rosa Luxembourg &Karl Liebknecht ‘took control’ of the workers’ demonstration
  • The workers were unarmed
  • They seized control of the Reichstag
  • Some demonstrators returned home frustrated by a lack of leadership
  • Friedrich Ebert called on the support of the Freikorp
  • Over 100 workers were killed
  • Rosa Luxembourg & Karl Liebknecht were arrested and then murdered by the Freikorps

Pregunta 8

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The failed uprising caused a rift between the communists and the Social Democrats.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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The Spartacist Uprising was quite probably doomed to failure from the start. They lacked military training and equipment, were a coalition of groups with differing visions for the future of Germany and had no clear chain of command. Against the German army and the Freikorps there was probably little doubt of the outcome.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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What else was going on at the time of the Spartacist Uprising?
Respuesta
  • A new constitution was being drawn up
  • The Kaiser had recently abdicated
  • Naval bases were under the control of councils of sailors

Pregunta 11

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The outcome of the uprising showed that there was no widespread support for communism.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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A Freikorps soldier named Otto Runge was sentenced in May to two years in jail for killing Luxemburg. He was afterwards awarded compensation by the Nazis.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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