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Ludendorff realises an Armistice must be signed
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Prince Max Von Baden appointed chancellor
A new German parliament was created:
- Chancellor was answerable to the Reichstag
- The army was put under control of the civil government -
Max Von Baden writes to President wilson asking for an Armistice
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Naval mutiny at Kiel Naval base
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Revolt spreads to Berlin
Workers' and Soliders' councils are set up (soviets) -
Max Von Baden released a press statement saying the Kaiser had abdicated
- Max Von Baden knew he needed the SPD to help sustain his government.
- The Kaiser refused to abdicate, therefore Baden took it into his own hands by releasing this press statement.
- The Kaiser was forced to abdicate from this and Max Von Baden also resigned from being chancellor
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SPD called a general strike for workers in Berlin to force the Kaiser to abdicate
SPD threatened to withdraw from Max Von Baden's government unless the Kaiser abdicated within 24 hours -
Ebert-Groener pact is formed
Groener, General of the German army promised to support Ebert when he needed the army, as long as Ebert would not change anything within the army. -
Armistice signed
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Assassination of Hugo Haase
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Hitler investigates and becomes a member of the DAP
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Spartacist uprising
Radical communist left wing Spartacists attempted a revolution against the Weimar government led by Karl Leibknecht and Rosa Luxemburg -
Peace conference began at Versailles
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Elections for the Constituent Assembly
The assembly would meet in Weimar to establish a new constitution and govern the country -
Treaty of Versailles was signed by all powers
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DAP change their name to the NSDAP and release a 25-point programme setting out their beliefs
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Kapp Putsch
General Luttwitz and Wolfgang Kapp led a Putsch in an attempt to overthrow the Weimar government. -
Assassination of Matthias Erzberger
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Hitler became leader of the NSDAP
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Germany lacked in reparations payments
Germany had asked 3 times to postpone its reparations payments while it takes care of its own financial difficulty
Germany ahd fallen behind with tis payments of coal towards France -
Assassination of Walther Rathenau
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Ruhr Crisis
France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr and took control of the coal areas, steel and manufactured goods and claimed them as reparation payments. -
Beer Hall Putsch in Munich
Hitler attempted to overthrow the Weimar government with the support of Ludendorff