Summary 1 - Ebert-Groener Pact Flashcards
On which date was the Ebert Groener pact signed?
10th November 1918
What did General Groener offer the government?
The armies support to defend Germany against revolution
What did Groener demand for in return?
Ebert resist councils calls for democratisation of the army and uphold the existing command structure in the army.
What did Ebert’s critics see the pact as?
A bertrayal of the revolution
How many spartakists were killed in Berlin after a demonstration was fired at by the army?
19
Who put down the spartakist revolt?
the army
When were the mass protests and uprising by the spartacists?
Jan 1919 to try and create a russian style revolution
Who were the right wing group which stopped the protests?
Friekorps
Who were the Friekorps?
A group of former soldiers who had fought in WW1 but were demobilised by the army
What did the Friekorps keep a hold on?
Their weapons
Who were the Friekorps still loyal to?
The Kaiser
After the Spartacist revolt how many friekorp members were there?
250,000
Put these in order:
revolution from below
armistice
formal establishment of the new regime
revolution from above
limited revolution
revolution suppressed
1.Revolution from above
2.Revolution from below
3.Limited revolution
4.Armistice
5.Revolution Suppressed
6.Formal establishment of new regime
