Novemberrevolution and armistice
It all startet with the revolution in November 1918. As preliminary remark, a revolution is defined as a "fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed" (Mirriam-Webster ). So, what effects did the particular revolution of November 1918 have, and how did it change Germany?
The impulse for this revolution were mutinying sailors of the German navy who refused to execute an order that appeared to be senseless and life-threatening (29 October). On 4 November 1918, the German regimen offered Wilson armistice as a result of the revolution. …
