German Revolution of 1918–1919

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The German Revolution of 1918–1919 was a series of uprisings and political upheavals at the end of World War I that overthrew the German monarchy and led to the establishment of a democratic republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in German history
political upheaval
revolution
uprising
aim end of the monarchy in Germany
establishment of a democratic republic in Germany
introduction of social and political reforms in Germany
alsoKnownAs German Revolution of 1918–1919
surface form: November Revolution
chronologicalPredecessor Russian Revolution
surface form: Russian Revolution of 1917
chronologicalSuccessor Weimar Republic
country German Empire
Germany
endTime 1919-08
hasCause World War I
discontent among German sailors and soldiers
economic hardship in Germany during World War I
food shortages in Germany
influence of the Russian Revolution of 1917
military defeat of the German Empire in World War I
war weariness among German population
hasPart Bavarian Soviet Republic
Spartacist uprising
surface form: January 1919 Berlin uprising

Kiel mutiny
German Revolution of 1918–1919 self-linksurface differs
surface form: November Revolution

Spartacist uprising
keyFigure Friedrich Ebert
Gustav Noske
Karl Liebknecht
Philipp Scheidemann
Rosa Luxemburg
languageOfWorkOrName German
location Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Kiel
Munich
Rhineland
Saxony
opponent Freikorps soldiers
surface form: Freikorps

German Supreme Command
surface form: German High Command

conservative monarchists
participant Communist Party of Germany
German Army
Imperial German Navy
surface form: German Imperial Navy

Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Spartacus League
soldiers' councils
workers' councils
partOf European revolutions of 1917–1923
result abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Armistice of 11 November 1918
surface form: armistice of 11 November 1918

collapse of the German Empire
end of the German monarchy
establishment of the Weimar Republic
introduction of parliamentary democracy in Germany
proclamation of a German republic
signing of the Treaty of Versailles
significantEvent crushing of the Bavarian Soviet Republic by Freikorps
election to the Weimar National Assembly in January 1919
establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic
formation of the Council of the People’s Deputies
proclamation of the republic in Berlin on 9 November 1918
suppression of the Spartacist uprising
startTime 1918-10
temporalContext end of World War I

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Karl Liebknecht participatedIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz dissolutionReason German Revolution of 1918–1919
Gruppe Internationale historicalContext German Revolution of 1918–1919
Paul Levi movement German Revolution of 1918–1919
Bavarian Soviet Republic partOf German Revolution of 1918–1919
Council of the People’s Deputies partOf German Revolution of 1918–1919
Council of the People’s Deputies contextOfFormation German Revolution of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: November Revolution in Germany
Ernst Meyer movement German Revolution of 1918–1919
Ernst Meyer participantIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Gustav Noske participantIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Hermann Matern participantIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
USPD playedRoleIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany participatedIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Hermann Duncker participantIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach wasDeposedIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Duchy of Anhalt event German Revolution of 1918–1919
prince of Schaumburg-Lippe lostSovereigntyIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
subject surface form: Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Prince of Prussia associatedWithEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Reuss Elder Line endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Reuss Younger Line dissolutionReason German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt event German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen endEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919
Free State of Brunswick startEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
House of Lords of Prussia dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin overthrownIn German Revolution of 1918–1919
Grand Duke of Baden endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Duke of Mecklenburg reasonForAbolition German Revolution of 1918–1919
Marinebrigade Ehrhardt conflict German Revolution of 1918–1919
Principality of Schwarzburg dissolutionReason German Revolution of 1918–1919
House of Saxe-Meiningen dissolvedFollowing German Revolution of 1918–1919
Wilhelmine era endCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
Kiel mutiny relatedTo German Revolution of 1918–1919
Kiel mutiny relatedTo German Revolution of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: November Revolution
Prussian ministries dissolvedFollowing German Revolution of 1918–1919
Prussian Ministry of the Royal Household dissolvedFollowing German Revolution of 1918–1919