In which year did the German Revolution begin?
Show answer
1918
The lost world war triggered it.
💡 Did you know? Within a few days the empire collapsed.
All questions with answers
Which mutiny triggered the revolution?
Show answer
The Kiel sailors' mutiny
Sailors refused to set out for a final battle.
💡 Did you know? From Kiel the revolt spread across the whole empire.
Which German emperor had to abdicate?
Show answer
Wilhelm II
With him the monarchy in Germany ended.
💡 Did you know? He fled to the Netherlands and never returned.
Where did the emperor flee?
Show answer
To the Netherlands
There he lived in exile until his death.
💡 Did you know? The Netherlands did not extradite him.
Who proclaimed the republic on 9 November 1918?
Show answer
Philipp Scheidemann
He proclaimed it from a window of the Reichstag.
💡 Did you know? Shortly after, Karl Liebknecht proclaimed a “free socialist republic”.
Which councils formed on the Russian model?
Show answer
Workers' and soldiers' councils
In many places they briefly took power.
💡 Did you know? Whether councils or parliament should rule was hotly disputed.
Which form of state replaced the monarchy?
Show answer
The republic
Germany became a democracy for the first time.
💡 Did you know? It is named after its founding place: the Weimar Republic.
Who became the leading figure of the new government?
Show answer
Friedrich Ebert
The SPD politician became the first Reich President.
💡 Did you know? He was originally a trained saddler.
Which left-wing revolt followed in January 1919?
Show answer
The Spartacist uprising
Radical leftists wanted to force a council republic.
💡 Did you know? Pro-government Freikorps crushed it bloodily.
Which two Spartacist leaders were murdered?
Show answer
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Freikorps soldiers killed them without trial.
💡 Did you know? They became martyrs of the workers' movement.
Which important right was extended to half the population in 1918/19?
Show answer
Women's suffrage
Women could vote and be elected for the first time.
💡 Did you know? In 1919 the first female deputies entered parliament.
When was the world war armistice signed?
Show answer
On 11 November 1918
The revolution and the war's end nearly coincided.
💡 Did you know? Two days after the republic was proclaimed, the guns fell silent.
Which republic emerged from the revolution?
Show answer
The Weimar Republic
Its constitution was adopted in Weimar in 1919.
💡 Did you know? Berlin was in turmoil, so they met in quiet Weimar.
In which city was the new constitution adopted?
Show answer
In Weimar
Hence the name “Weimar Republic”.
💡 Did you know? The city was previously famous as the city of Goethe and Schiller.
Which short-lived council regime arose in Bavaria in April 1919?
Show answer
The Munich Soviet Republic
Radical leftists proclaimed a council republic in Munich.
💡 Did you know? It was bloodily ended after a few weeks.
Which party led the revolution and government?
Show answer
The SPD
The Social Democrats favoured parliament over councils.
💡 Did you know? This split them from the radical left.
Which myth later blamed the home front for the military defeat?
Show answer
The stab-in-the-back myth
It claimed the home front had “betrayed” the army.
💡 Did you know? The right later used it against democracy.
What happened to the German princely thrones?
Show answer
They were all abolished
Not only the emperor but all kings and princes abdicated.
💡 Did you know? Over two dozen monarchies ended within days.
Which form of state did Germany have for the first time?
Show answer
A parliamentary democracy
The people elected the parliament that backed the government.
💡 Did you know? The Weimar Republic was Germany's first attempt at democracy.
Which basic problem burdened the young republic from the start?
Show answer
It was disliked by many
It was attacked from right and left.
💡 Did you know? The harsh Treaty of Versailles burdened it further.
How PurFact works
- Every new tab, every visit: one question from your packs.
- What you know comes back at growing intervals; what you don't yet comes back sooner.
- Games, learning paths and duels with friends turn studying into a competition.
Home · All topics · Legal notice · Privacy · Terms · Contact