Summary 1 - Revolution from below-November 1918 Flashcards
When did a wave of unrest start from the German people?
October 1918
On which date was there a mutiny at a naval base in Kiel?
3rd November
What started to emerge for sailors, soldiers and workers across Germany?
Workers’ councils
Who were the workers’ councils led by?
Patriotic Germans wanting the Kaiser to go
Which state declared themselves a republic on November 8?
Bavaria-Bavarian monarch was deposed
On which date did the SPD call for a general strike to force the kaiser to go?
9 November
What did the SPD threaten to do if the Kaiser refused to abdicate?
Withdraw support from Prince Max’s government
When did Prince Max announce the Kaiser’s abdication and his resignation as chancellor?
9th November
Who did Prince Max hand the position of chancellor to?
Friedrich Ebert
When did the SPD declare a new republic in Germany?
9th November
