German strike of January 1918
The German strike of January 1918 was a strike against World War I which spread across the German Empire. It lasted from 25 January to 1 February 1918. It is known as the "Januarstreik", as distinct from the "Jännerstreik" which preceded it spreading across Austria-Hungary between January 3 and 25, 1918. The strike began in Berlin on 28 January and spread across the rest of Germany, but finally collapsed.[1] The strike was caused by food shortages, war weariness and the October Revolution in Russia, which raised the hopes of revolutionary Marxists in Germany.
Berlin[]
400,000 workers went on strike primarily in the munitions and metal plants.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bailey, Stephen (1980). "The Berlin Strike of January 1918". Central European History. 13 (2): 158–174. doi:10.1017/S0008938900009080. ISSN 0008-9389. JSTOR 4545893.
- ^ "The Strikes of January 1918". ghdi.ghi-dc.org. German History in Documents and Images. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
Categories:
- 1918 labor disputes and strikes
- 1918 in Germany
- Politics of World War I
- January 1918 events