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By late 1918, the German Empire was descending into chaos. World War I was clearly lost, and the German people were tired of fighting. Starvation afflicted thousands as national resources were directed toward the failing frontline, and the Empire's leaders appeared unconcerned by the suffering of the population. At the very least they (led and represented by the last Deutscher Kaiser, Wilhelm II) were much more concerned with continuing the pointless war. Germans had had enough; the question was whether a new political class could contain their fury.
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A response to a question I didn't know I needed an answer. I always knew that the Kaiser abdicated after losing World War 1, but never knew the details. Thank you for this video!
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Wilhelm's contemporary central powers monarch; Ferdinand of Bulgaria, himself quite a skillful politician (he was known as "Ferdy the Fox" for his adroitness) was able to preserve his dynasty, and the monarchy (which lasted until 1946) by abdicating in favour of his son.
Indeed, Bulgaria was unique amongst the main Central powers in that it was able to keep its monarchy following the war (basically for Ferdinand's sacrificing of himself and his own personal interests to save his dynasty and throne for his son).
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This explanation overlooked that the allies lead by France refused to negotiate with a Germany with willhem II this position was also supported by Woodrow Wilson
Thus for an end to the miltary action by the allies had to the kisser had to GO. The German government was paralysed and it is not clear who authorised the acceptance of the armistice terms that was signed early on November 11. The point is that removal of the kaiser was not just an internal german question and the enteant powers played a significant role in the Kaiser's removal.
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Thank you for uploading exactly what I was curious about, as always
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History is my favorite soap opera. Thanks for the content, Look Back! The Central Powers are always captivating to talk about.
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6:48 Thank you for not using the word abdicate. It should be noted the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, never abdicated the throne. He did release the Anif Declaration (from Anif Palace in Austria) reliving the soldiers and civil servants under his command of their oaths of loyalty to his person, but nowhere in that statement did he abdicate or renounce the crown.
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Wow....
All that drama over the Kaiser and wanting an end to the monarchy etc.
And then WW2...
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4:20 It should also be noted the reason Prince Maximilian was pulling out all the stops is because he was trying to save his own potential throne. He was the heir presumptive of Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, his childless first cousin. If he failed, he was not only killing the Hohenzollern monarchy, but he was also destroying his own chance to sit on his family’s ancestral throne.
Although funny enough, if the empire had survived, Maximilian would have been Grand Duke of Baden for only a little more then a year, from August 1928 to November 1929
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great job at making the most intresting to watch content
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It should be noted since not mentioned here, although inspired by the Bolshevik revolution of Russia many key members of the Spartakusbund were critical of Leninist policies like Roza Luxembourg. This is the reason that the SB was heavily disowned by Stalinists outside of East Germans.
Luxembourg believed freedom of the press, free general elections and freedom of assembly were core components to a generalised communist democracy as opposed to using the state as a tool of class oppression solely. She was extremely critical and anti-Bolshevik and anti-Lenin in this regard in her writings. "Freedom only for the supporters of the government, only for the members of one party – however numerous they may be – is no freedom at all. Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently."
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Very detailed video indeed
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nice video, I was actually just discussing this yesterday
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HRH Prince Max von Baden was the last heir to the grand duchy of Baden, my home state. He was one of the more liberal aristocrats and cousin of the Kaiser. Unfortunately he wasn't able to "rescue" Germany as intended. He abdicated the Kaiser and caused the proclamation of the Republic.
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2:34 that photo is perfectly timed
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The decision to send the fleet out to fight was so stupid. The war was lost. Why send even more people to their death?
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I think another factor in why the system ended up breaking down was because it was set up so that only one person could actually run it, that being Otto Von Bismarck.
After he left was when it really started to come apart because he was the only one who knew how to run it,he was the only one who knew how it worked.
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I read the book Why nations go to war. In it it mentions that Admiral Tirpitz asked, "If we're declaring war on Russia why are we sending most of our forces into France?" He mentioned never getting a satisfactory answer.
How the war was conducted on both sides was shameful, and in the end, the Emperor abdicated in part because of the conduct.
It's interesting that the army joined the revolution. as during WWII, the British thought that bombing would end the war, but after a bombing those in Germany only stuck together. You hear many stories of the blitz, but less about in Germany. After one bombing. there were teachers who were striking, and the police showed up, but reported that it was a legal strike, and no reason to arrest anyone. After bombings, like in the UK, groups seemed to ignore the labels.
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Where were the monarchist this whole time? I'd expect some of them at least would try to put the Crown Prince on the throne of Germany.
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I now want to see Germany restore its Monarchy, so that we can see Kaiser Wilhelm II’s body exhumed and reburied in Berlin, in a service that any Kaiser deserves. A bit like King Richard III of England.
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@jonathanwebster7091
1 year ago
It's worth noting that the Weimar Republic's first President, Friedrich Ebert, though a (majority) social democrat, was also a (constitutional) monarchist, and opposed the declaration of a republic (in fact, he said as such-in anger-to the guy who actually proclaimed the republic, Phillip Schiedemann). He said on the subject of the German revolution: "I hate it like I hate hell". Which also gives the somewhat odd situation that both the Presidents of the Weimar Republic -Ebert and Hindenburg-were both in favour of a monarchy.
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