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7 Cards in this Set
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25 October |
Naval commanders at Keil decided to send their ships out to fight the British in one last suicidal; bid. Sailors mutinied. |
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26 October - 5 Novermber |
The Kaiser and his Government did not try to send the army to crush the Sailors' mutiny. It was soon followed bu strikes and demonstrarions against the war and the Kaiser - all over Germany |
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6 November |
Soldiers' and Workers' councils had taken control in many cities. Their aim was to end the war but some politicians thought that Germany was in danger of revolution |
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7 November |
Social democrats sent an ultimatum to the Kaiser to abdicate |
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9 November |
General strike in Berlin. Armed workers and soldiers roamed the streets. Social Democrats were afraid that the extremists would gain control of the 'revolution'. Ebert announced the Kaiser's abdication and he became the Chancellor |
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10 November |
Kaiser Wilhelm fled to Holland |
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11 November |
An armistice was agreed between Germany and the Allies |
