3.3.3
Armistice
Armistice (Peace Agreement)
Armistice (Peace Agreement)
After the Kaiser abdicated, the next step was for Germany to withdraw from the war.
The Armistice (peace agreement)
The Armistice (peace agreement)
- On 11 November 1918, Friedrich Ebert admitted defeat and signed the armistice (peace agreement) with the Allies.
- Some Germans felt that Germany could have won the war and so were ‘stabbed in the back’ by Ebert and his government.
Friedrich Ebert's legacy
Friedrich Ebert's legacy
- Ebert and the politicians who negotiated peace became known as the ‘November Criminals’.
- This event was exploited by the Nazi Party in their rise to power in the 1930s.
1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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