Abdication of Wilhelm II
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The Abdication of Wilhelm II was the 1918 resignation of the German Kaiser that ended the Hohenzollern monarchy and paved the way for the establishment of the Weimar Republic at the close of World War I.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abdication
→
historical event → political event → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
German Empire
→
Kingdom of Prussia → |
| chronology |
late World War I
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| country |
German Empire
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| followedBy |
armistice of 11 November 1918
→
exile of Wilhelm II in the Netherlands → proclamation of the German Republic on 9 November 1918 → |
| follows |
German Revolution of 1918–1919
→
Kiel mutiny → October reforms of 1918 in Germany → military collapse of the Western Front in 1918 → |
| hasCause |
defeat of Germany in World War I
→
loss of support from the German military leadership → pressure from the Allied powers for political change in Germany → revolutionary unrest in Germany → |
| hasEffect |
end of the German Empire
→
end of the Hohenzollern monarchy → establishment of the Weimar Republic → transition of Germany from monarchy to republic → |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
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| historicalRegion |
Central Europe
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| languageOfRecord |
German
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| legalForm |
resignation from the throne
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| location |
Berlin
→
Spa, Belgium → |
| officeLost |
German Emperor
→
King of Prussia → |
| participant |
Friedrich Ebert
→
Maximilian of Baden NERFINISHED → Social Democratic Party of Germany → Wilhelm II, German Emperor → |
| partOf |
German Revolution of 1918–1919
→
end phase of World War I → |
| pointInTime |
1918
→
9 November 1918 → |
| relatedTo |
November Revolution
→
Treaty of Versailles → collapse of the Hohenzollern dynasty → |
| replacedBy |
Weimar Republic
→
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| replaces |
monarchical form of government in Germany
→
|
| significantPerson |
Erich Ludendorff
NERFINISHED
→
Friedrich Ebert → Maximilian of Baden NERFINISHED → Paul von Hindenburg → Wilhelm II, German Emperor → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Armistice of 11 November 1918
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relatedEvent |