How Far Did The Political Changes In Germany Betwe

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How far did the political changes in Germany between October 1918 and May 1919 amount to a revolution? There were many changes in Germany between October 1918 and May 1919 that amounted to revolution. Firstly one of the most important actions was the Ebert-Groener pact. The pact was formed on the 10th November and it led the army to support the new government. This meant that the government had back up from the army if anything were to up rise. But this came at a cost, Ebert promised to stop the spread of revolutionary socialism (which the army hated) and too preserve the authority of the current army officers, this basically meant the army were controlling Ebert. This was a significant change that could have led to a revolution because Ebert would NOT have been able to hold onto power without the support of the army. Ebert hoped to maintain Stability throughout Germany by introducing an Act called ‘Stinner-Leigien Act’ which represented real progress and reform. Both Ebert and the Army simply wanted to ensure that there would be no Left Wing Revolution. After the Kaiser had been abducted a new government was created under Prince Max. This meant that a new (civilian) government would have to surrender to the allies. This led to them being tainted and blamed for the defeat-‘Stab in the Back myth’- this was significant change that amounted to a revolution. On the 29th October a mutiny among some sailors who refused to obey orders disputed. Prince Max’s government lost control of this political situation and so the sailors spread the mutinies. On the 6th November another change occurred, Soldiers and Workers Councils had been established in major cities. This made it very clear that the October Reforms had failed to impress the German people. This political change had become so revolutionary that on 9th November that the Kaiser removed from the throne and a
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