The German Revolution

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On what date did the mutinies begin?
29th October 1918
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Why did the sailors refuse to obey orders?
They knew that the war was all but lost and they were afraid they would be used in a suicide attack on the British fleet.
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On the 2nd of November what ports did soldiers gain control of?
The soldiers had took Kiel an Hamburg
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When were numerous workers and soldiers councils established in Berlin, Cologne and Stuttgart?
6th November 1918
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Why had the October reforms failed to impress the German people?
-The troops realization that the war was lost
-The national shock when new came of Germany's military defeat
-Increasing anger over socio-economic conditions
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Why did the sailors refuse to obey orders?

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They knew that the war was all but lost and they were afraid they would be used in a suicide attack on the British fleet.

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On the 2nd of November what ports did soldiers gain control of?

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When were numerous workers and soldiers councils established in Berlin, Cologne and Stuttgart?

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Card 5

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Why had the October reforms failed to impress the German people?

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