Spartacist Revolt | German history (original) (raw)

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history of Germany

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  In Germany: Defeat of revolutionaries, 1918–19
  The events of “Spartacist Week,” as the radical attempt at revolution came to be known, demonstrated that Germany was not nearly as ripe for revolution as leading radicals had believed. As Luxemburg had feared, mass support for communism did not exist among German workers; instead, most remained loyal…
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Weimar Republic

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  In Weimar Republic: The last days of World War I and the Spartacist revolt
  The abdication of Emperor William II on November 9, 1918, marked the end of the German Empire. That day Maximilian, prince of Baden, resigned as chancellor and appointed Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Friedrich Ebert to succeed
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