The Germany Revolution

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  • What was the Germany Revolution?
    • Revolution from above
      • 29/09/1918
        • Generals recommend a new civilian government and an armistice
      • 02/10/1918
        • Ludendorff addresses the Reichstag and announces "we cannot win this war"
    • Revolution from Below
      • 9/11/1918
    • Armistice
      • 11/11/1918
        • New government signs Armistice with the Allies
    • Limited Revolution
      • 10/11/1918
        • Ebert makes a secret deal with General Groener
          • The deal is that the army will protect the new government in return  existing officers keeping their jobs
    • Revolution slows
      • December 1918
        • The national congress of workers and soldiers
      • Revolution stops
        • January 1919
          • Radical socialists are unhappy with Ebert
            • Spontaneous uprising led by the German communist party
              • Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg shot
                • Government troops supported by the Freikorps
        • New system established
          • February 1919
            • The government move from Berlin to Weimar
              • New constitiution is drafted
                • constitution formalised in August
  • 3/10/1918
    • Prince Max becomes chancellor based on Reichstag support
    • Revolution from above
      • 29/09/1918
        • Generals recommend a new civilian government and an armistice
      • 02/10/1918
        • Ludendorff addresses the Reichstag and announces "we cannot win this war"
  • 31/10/1918
    • Mutiny at Kiel Soldiers',sailors' and workers' councils established
    • Revolution from Below
      • 9/11/1918
  • Prince Max steps down
    • Ebert becomes chancellor
      • Scheidemann (SPD leader) declares a republic
        • The Kaiser Abdicates
  • Limited Revolution
    • 10/11/1918
      • Ebert makes a secret deal with General Groener
        • The deal is that the army will protect the new government in return  existing officers keeping their jobs
  • Radical socialists are unhappy with Ebert
    • Spontaneous uprising led by the German communist party
      • Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg shot
        • Government troops supported by the Freikorps
  • February 1919
    • The government move from Berlin to Weimar
      • New constitiution is drafted
        • constitution formalised in August

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