Sparticist Uprising Flashcards
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Date of the Sparticist Uprising
5 Jan - 12 Jan 1919
Who were the leaders of the Spartacist Uprising
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
What announcement did the Sparticist Uprising follow?
2 hours after Scheidmann’s declaration of the Weimar Republic (9 Nov 1918), Liebknecht announces the birth of the Free Socialist Republic of Germany
How did the Sparticist Uprising originate?
Orginated in a general strike, soon turned into a bloody uprising
What occured the first day of the Sparticist Uprising
January 5th - Hundreds of industrial workers + unionists were given arms and ordered to seize critical points around the capital
What happened January 10th (Sparticist Uprising)
The Freikorps were massing and preparing in the subrubs of Berlin and it took less than three days for them to crush the Sparticist Uprising
What happened January 15th (Sparticist Uprising)
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were captured
When were Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were captured
January 15th 1919
