( C1 ) The Kaiser abdicates

Question 1

when did the kaiser abdicate

Answer 1

the kaiser abdicated on the 9th of November 1918

Question 2

where did the kaiser flee to

Answer 2

the kaiser fled to holland in exile

Question 3

what happened the day after the Kaiser left for holland

Answer 3

on the 10th November a republic was set up and a new president took over

Question 4

who was the new president and what was his political stance

Answer 4

the new president was Friedrich Ebert - a social democrat

Question 5

when was the armistice signed and who signed it

Answer 5

the armistice was signed on the 11th November 1918 and It was signed by exerts representative Matthias

Question 6

what did senior members of the German armed forces believe

Answer 6

senior members of the German armed forces believed that the surrender was uneccessary

Question 7

what were the politicians who signed the armistice called

and what was the phrase used to describe the scenario

Answer 7

the politicians who signed the armistice where seen as traitors and used the phrase

“Stab in the back theory”