Germany and the end of WW1.
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- Germany and the end of WW1.
- 1918
- The Allies were prepared to discuss ending the war if Germany became more democratic.
- The Kaiser refused to let go of any of his power which led to the people organising a revolution.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II was the final Kaiser of Germany and he abdicated in November 1918.
- The Weimar Republic.
- In January 1919 the first free elections were held in Germany.
- Friedrich Ebert (leader of the SPD) became the first president of the Weimar Republic.
- The Republic was formed on November 9 1918.
- Terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
- Germany had to accept guilt for starting the war.
- They were forced to pay 132 billion marks.
- The sizes of theGerman army and navy were limited to stop them fighting again.
- The League of Nations was formed but Germany couldn't join.
- Land was lost to Britain, France, Belgium, Denmark and Poland.
- Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles.
- The German people began calling the people who signed the Treaty the 'November criminals'.
- The German foreign minister was assassinated in 1922 for signing the Treaty.
- Some of the Allies thought it was too harsh while others thought it could have been made tougher.
- 1918
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