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When did the Kaiser (Wilhelm II) abdicate?
November 9 1917
November 9 1918
November 9 1919
The Armistice was signed November 11, 1918
When did Germany realise the War was 'over' for them?
When Germany was invaded by the Allies.
When the Kaiser abducted.
When the Allies broke through the Hindenburg line in September 1918
Which of the following were 'true' of Germany towards the end of the War?
A British Naval blockade was causing sever food shortages in Germany
The SPD leader, Ebert, advised the Kaiser never to surrender
Sailors at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel mutined when order to sea
Political order was breaking down - Bavaria had declared itself an independent socialist republic
The Allies would not consider an armistice until the Kaiser abdicated.
Which of the following are 'true' of Germany in 1918/19?
The SPD declared Germany to be a Republic
Friedrich Ebert was leader of the KPD
Germany became a democratic monarchy
The British Naval blockade was impacting on German civilians
What was the 'stab in the back' theory?
The Allies had betrayed the new Republican government saying any peace treaty would be based in Wilson's 14 Points.
That the Kaiser had betrayed the German army by abdicating
That the new republican politicians had betrayed the German army by agreeing to the Armistice.
When was the new Weimar Constitution approved?
1917
1918
1919
When Germany was declared a Republic, the SPD was able to win enough of the popular vote to form a Government with a healthy majority.
When were the first democratic elections?
January 1918
January 1920
January 1919
Who was elected the first President of the Republic?
Rosa Luxemburg
Friedrich Ebert
Paul von Hindenburg