Summary 1 - Revolution from below-November 1918

Question 1

When did a wave of unrest start from the German people?

Answer 1

October 1918

Question 2

On which date was there a mutiny at a naval base in Kiel?

Answer 2

3rd November

Question 3

What started to emerge for sailors, soldiers and workers across Germany?

Answer 3

Workers’ councils

Question 4

Who were the workers’ councils led by?

Answer 4

Patriotic Germans wanting the Kaiser to go

Question 5

Which state declared themselves a republic on November 8?

Answer 5

Bavaria-Bavarian monarch was deposed

Question 6

On which date did the SPD call for a general strike to force the kaiser to go?

Answer 6

9 November

Question 7

What did the SPD threaten to do if the Kaiser refused to abdicate?

Answer 7

Withdraw support from Prince Max’s government

Question 8

When did Prince Max announce the Kaiser’s abdication and his resignation as chancellor?

Answer 8

9th November

Question 9

Who did Prince Max hand the position of chancellor to?

Answer 9

Friedrich Ebert

Question 10

When did the SPD declare a new republic in Germany?

Answer 10

9th November