2. Main Points
• Early Stages of Revolution
• Political unrest
• Communist Revolution

3. World War I
1914-1918

4. Mutiny
October 28, 1918 Naval mutiny in Kiel

5. Revolution
• Oct 26-Nov 5, 1918 Revolution spreads through the
cities
• Soldiers and Sailors together
• Kaiser Wilhelm does nothing

6. Revolution Growth
• Nov 6, 1918
• The workers join
• The councils take cities

7. The Social Democrat Party of Germany
• Led by Frederic Ebert
• Had control of the Reichstag
• Socialists

8. The Abdication
• Nov 9, 1918
• Massive strike in Berlin
• The Democrats announce the abdication of the Kaiser
• SPD announce Germany as a Republic
• Ebert made chancellor

9. Exiled

10. Armistice Day
Nov 11, 1918
The Armistice is signed between the allies and Germany
World War one comes to a close
(Veteran’s day)

11. Uprising
• Workers size newspaper and surrounding blocks
• The USPD (Independent Socialist Party of Germany) and KPS (Communist Party) back workers, and call for
Berlin strike on January 7th, 1919
• 500,000 people gather in Berlin
• Strike command splits (USPD pro talks, KPS pro combat)
• Ebert orders Friekorp strike
• 117 casualties, including Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

13. Munich Soviet Republic
• April 6- May 3,1919
• Ernst Toller/Eugen Leviné
• Made to be a soviet style republic
• Many of the communist leaders were jewish
• 30,000 soldiers and friekorps sent
• Around 1,200 casulties

14. Treaty of Versailles
• Signed June 28, 1919
• 442 Billion
• 100,000 men
• Germany blamed

16. Bibliography
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