Germany was ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm ll until it was unified in 1871. The kaiser was supported by Otto Von Bismark - the chancellor. As Germany became a successful industrial country, Germans wanted change, so they voted for socialism, led by Freidrich ebert by joining trade unions. They wanted power and wealth to be shared equally.
Sparticists (Communists)Rosa luxemburg and kiel liebknecht
SPD
VOTE SPD
I AM KAISER WILHELM AND I AM OTTO VON BISMARK. YOU SHOULD OBEY US
The Kaiser also wanted Germany to have a stronger Empire, the idea was called Weltpolitik. This meant he wanted to take over lots of countries to gain power. KW also wanted a stronger navy which meant he would rival Britain. Lots of money was spent on the military and Germany went into debt.
Reparations - £6.6 billion (231)Small army - 100,000 soldier, 6 shipsTake the blameHand over colonies
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When they Kaiser left Germany, Freidrich ebert became the leader of Germany and decided to sign a armistice to end ww1. Ebert then declared that Germany was a democratic republic and people voted for their leader.
The armistice was called the TOV and most germans hated it because it made them seem weak. Because of the TOV, germany was in debt and couldnt pay reparations so france and belgium invaded the ruhr and workers went on strike. The governement tried to catch up with the debt by printing more money but this led to hyperinflation and people struggled to afford everything.
Freecorps (ex soldiers)
The SPD gets the most votes and now all Germans have equal rights. But proportional representation causes a problem and a lot of classes didn't like the new system, such as upper - class families or farmers.
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