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15th January 1919: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht killed by members of the Freikorps after the Spartacist Revolt

  • 15th January 2023
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Communism, Ebert, First World War, Freikorps, Germany, Revolution, Socialism, Spartacist Revolt, Uprising, Wilhelm II

The two German socialists were joint-founders of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany, and were captured following the Spartacist uprising that began on 4 January.

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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

  • 11th November 2022
  • Tagged as: Armistice, Britain, First World War, France, Germany, Italy, Treaty, War, Wilhelm II, Wilson

On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne.

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9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany

  • 9th November 2022
  • Tagged as: Abdication, Empire, First World War, German Revolution, Germany, Kaiser, Prussia, Revolution, Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia after the German Revolution took hold.

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11th August 1919: The Weimar Republic officially established when Friedrich Ebert signs the new constitution into law

  • 11th August 2022
  • Tagged as: Constitution, Ebert, First World War, Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Politics, Weimar, Wilhelm II

It took the best of part of seven months for the delegates of the new German National Assembly to agree on the terms of the new Weimar constitution, which Ebert signed into law whilst on holiday in Schwarzburg.

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31st March 1905: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lands in Morocco where his speech prompts the First Moroccan Crisis

  • 31st March 2022
  • Tagged as: Algeciras, Britain, Diplomacy, First Moroccan Crisis, First World War, France, Germany, Kaiser, Morocco, Wilhelm II

The Kaiser’s speech in Tangier was a direct challenge to the French Foreign Minister, Théophile Delcassé, who had previously secured wide European support for control of Morocco.

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1st July 1911: Start of the Second Moroccan Crisis as gunboat SMS Panther is sent to Agadir

  • 1st July 2020
  • Tagged as: First World War, France, Germany, Imperialism, Morocco, Navy, Wilhelm II
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The German gunboat SMS Panther was sent to the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Second Moroccan Crisis.

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31st March 1905: Wilhelm II provokes the First Moroccan Crisis

  • 31st March 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Crisis, First World War, France, Germany, Morocco, Wilhelm II

On the 31st March 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany landed in the Moroccan city of Tangier and expressed his support for the Sultan’s independence from foreign powers.

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20th March 1890: Wilhelm II formally accepts Bismarck’s resignation

  • 20th March 2019
  • Tagged as: Bismarck, Germany, Nationalism, Unification, Wilhelm II

On the 20th March 1890, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany formally accepted Otto von Bismarck’s resignation.

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