The Legacy of the First World War

The Revolution of October/November 1918-19

• First World War started in 1914 and the USA joined the Allies in the war against Germany in 1917. By the early autumn of 1918, the German army was being pushed back in France. The British naval blockade had resulted in shortages of food for the German people. German defeat was imminent.
• Early October 1918, a new government was…