Decline of Prussia

William II was the last German emperor and king of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918 during World War I. He ruled the German Empire for 30 years before being overthroned.

William II abdication

To set and end to the violent unrest, Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to abdicate his throne and flee Germany for Holland. On November 9, 1918 his abdication was announced, a new government took power in early 1919 and Germany was declared a republic.

The abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II was an event brought about by the growing pressure on the German government to end the war.

Friedrich Ebet

First president of the Weimar republic

He set a German society based on liberty and pluralism.

He was able to stop the development of a workers' council system.

He was also successful in holding democratic elections for the German National Assembly.

He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany

Problems of the Weimar Republic

Versailles treaty

The majority of Germans despised the new government because of the treaty's terms.

Territory loss

Financial strain of reparations

War guilt Crime

Paramilitary groups

Ex-soldiers comformed paramilitary groups who believed communists were a danger to stablish peace.

Hyperinflation

Due to hyperinflation, the German mark lost all of its value, which had a negative impact on the average person.

Political problems

Disagreements between communists and socialists

They can't stop Hitler due to cooperation problems

The kingdom fell in 1918 with other German monarchies because of the German Revolution.

In the Weimar Republic, Prussia lost most of its legal and political importance.

The German Revolution of 1918-1919 was a period of political and social upheaval that ultimately led to the establishment of the Weimar Republic.

Causes

World war two

Germany's lost in World War I led to the German Revolution. The Hohenzollerns were overthrown and the Weimar Republic was established.

Tension between the popular classes and ruling elite.

Economic inequality