Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Why did the Kaiser
abdicate in 1918?
- The Kaiser was blamed for the war
since he took Germany into the war and
Germany was defeated
- Getting rid of the Kaiser was a
condition for peace
- Members of the armed forces wanted peace, but
they were not sure that the Kaiser would agree to
peace so the army and navy mutinied
- Soldiers and workers' councils were set up
over Germany and there was a general strike
in Berlin
- Germany was facing anarchy
- Armed workers and soldiers roaming the streets
made Germany ungovernable
- The Social Democrats were afraid of
extremists taking over so they forced the
Kaiser to abdicate.