The Spartacist RevoltLesson starterWhy was the new Weimar Government unpopular with Germans?

Ebert

Today we will…

•Understand the events of the Spartacist Revolt

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were two Germans who were unhappy

with the new governmentThey were called The Spartacists

• In January 1919, Liebknecht and Luxemburg led a movement to try and get rid of Ebert’s government

• They wanted to turn Germany into a Communist country like Russia

• They started a movement of violence in the streets of Berlin

• They captured newspaper offices and railway stations

Spartacists at the Brandenburg Gate

• The new German leader Ebert was worried

• He asked the leading army General Groener for his help

• Ebert promised Groener that he would not interfere in the army if Groener helped him

Wilhelm Groener

• Groener organised a group of ex-soldiers to fight the Spartacists

• They were called The Freikorps

• They killed over 100 Spartacists

The Freikorps

• The Friekorps were able to put down the Spartacist Revolt

• The revolt showed that there was huge opposition to the Weimar Government

• It also showed the Weimar government needed help to run Germany

• The allies were unhappy about the Freikorps – they felt Germany was trying to get round the 100,000 army limit set by the Treaty of Versailles

Tasks1. In your jotter, write the

heading ‘Timeline of the 1919 Spartacist Revolt’

2. Cut out the six statements your teacher gives you and place them in what you think is the correct order

3. Glue in the statements once they have been checked

4. Copy the underlined words from the statements into your jotter with the meaning of the word

Today we will…

•Understand the events of the Spartacist Revolt