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             Political, economic & social problems in the period 1918-1923
             October 2 1918 – Major von dem Bussche, acting on behalf of the army high command, told Reichstag that victory in WW1 was no longer possible for German army. Prince max von Baden, Kaiser's cuz, accepted role of Chancellor, in order to secure favourable douse w/ Allies and douse fires of revolution on the home front.
             As hunger spread throughout Germany, military desertions increased & army encampments teemed w/ strikers. Revolution that govt. leaders had hoped to avert began in the dockyards of Kiel on October 28. Naval high command ordered warships at Kiel to be put to sea for final battle w/ British fleet. Sailors recognised futile & suicidal nature of order & refused to obey. This was mutiny, & 600 sailors were arrested. Protest meetings held & mutiny spread.
             Workers & soldiers joined sailors & took control of town of Kiel. Red flag of revolution appeared on streets & w/in a week, towns all over Germany were setting up councils of workers & soldiers after model of Soviet Russia. In provinces of Bavaria & Saxony, Independent Socialists set up a republic.
             Revolution came to head in Berlin on 9 November when thousands of workers, soldiers & sailors took to the streets in general strike. When military commanders made it clear that army would not fight for him, Whilhelm finally agreed to abdicate. Lived rest of life in political exile in Holland.
             Von Baden agreed to hand over power to the Majority Socialists (SPD) & their leader, Freidrich Ebert, became chancellor.
             Philip Scheidemann, prominent Majority Socialist, was sitting in Reichstag restaurant, when news came about that Karl Liebknecht, Spartacist leader, was about to call for Russian-style Soviet republic. Rushing quickly to Reichstag balcony, Scheidemann addressed crowd milling below & proclaimed new republic, w/ Ebert as chancellor, stating army agreed to respect t...