Germany -14/5/25

Question 1

What was the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 1

Jan 1919 = Berlin, approx 250,000 unemployed post WW1

Severe Food Shortages

Spartakusbund ( The Spartacist League)

Led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht and had delcared the KP (Communist Party of Germany) in December 1918.

Question 2

Impacts of the Spartacist or Communist Uprising

Answer 2

Short Term: The Communist Uprising is crushed

Long Term: A very bitter divide between the left wing parties

Even though the Kaiser is gone and republic has formed, there is not a lot of poltical unity within Germany

Question 3

The Treaty of Versailles - Terms and Provisions

Answer 3

Military Provisions:
a) Germany army reduced to 100,000 men
b) German Navy was reduced to a few ships for coastal patrols
Territorial Provisions:
They lost a lot of land and territories they had gained and taken from other countries over the years, given to countries such as Poland and Frace, they also lost a lot of their production areas and resources.
Colonial Provisions:
a) Germany was deemed colonially unworthy and lost all of its colonies.
Reparations:
a) Germany was to pay the cost of the war. The final reparation cost of 132000 million gold marks (32 billion US) was no arrived at until 1921.
War Guilt:
a) Germany was to accept responsibility for the War

Question 4

The Treaty of Versailles - Germany Reaction

Answer 4

Germany’s immediate reaction to the terms of the treaty was shock and anger
Said they would not accept it
They had no choice but to accept