HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Kaiser William II
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Enrich Ludendorff
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Czar Nicholas II
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 9 November 1918, having lost the support of the military, and with a revolution underway at home, Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to abdicate his throne and flee Germany for Holland. Power was handed to a government led by the leader of the left-wing Social Democratic Party, Friedrich Ebert.
Detailed explanation-2: -THE ABDICATION OF KAISER WILHELM II, 9 NOVEMBER 1918 | Imperial War Museums.
Detailed explanation-3: -The abdication of Wilhelm II as German Emperor and King of Prussia was declared by Chancellor Maximilian of Baden on 9 November 1918; it was formally affirmed by a written statement of Willhelm on 28 November, made while in exile in Amerongen, the Netherlands.
Detailed explanation-4: -The reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II as King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany from 1888 to 1918 saw the meteoric rise of Germany as an economic and military power.