
10.85- The German Revolution
Revolutions
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The Life of Karl Leipkine Leepkinect
Karl leepkneht leepkinect came from socialist royalty. He was the son of wilhelm liepkenicht, a veteran of 18 forty eight lifelong friend of fellow london exile karl marx. An active socialist lawyer, he was a leading voice against german militarism. In december 19 14, a vote came up in the reichstag to renew the war credits, and this time, leiepkine defiantly voted no. This earned him the eternal enmity of friedrich ebert and the other leaders of the s p d. As further retribution, he was expelled from the party that his own father had helped found a
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