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But Ebert had to rely on the Freikorps.

This made him look weak to the public.

The Freikorps could turn on him at any point.

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Helpful that the Sparcasists were not a threat anymore.

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The Spartacist leader Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered

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Ebert stopped the rebellion with  the help of the Freikorps

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They started a revolution.
It was not successful

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They wanted to take over from Ebert

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German Communist party

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Better working conditions

Freedom of speech

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Friedrich Ebert -

leader of the SDP

largest party at the time.

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Germany left without a leader and in a mess

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Kaiser abdication

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The Navy mutinied against the Kaiser

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Riots were breaking out

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The blockade during WWI  lead to a lack of food and supplies.

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Mine workers
Factory workers
They were unhappy with working conditions

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Trade Unions formed. they organised strikes against the Kaiser

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SDP gained 1/3 of the seats in the Reichstag

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Some social support schemes were put in place by that Kaiser

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Political parties began to be more organised
Social Democratic Party ( against authoritarianism) began appealing to industrial workers.

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To rival the  colonial ambitions of GB.

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The people supported the Kaiser's decision to expand the arms and naval fleet.

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Authoritarianism was accepted  as the norm by the German people

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Many supported the Kaiser. they feared the growing strength of industrial workers

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Reichstag under the control of the Kaiser

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Kaiser Wilhelm had sole rights to appoint and dismiss the Chancellor