Reichstag Peace Resolution
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The Reichstag Peace Resolution passed by the German Reichstag
on July 19, 1917 with the support of the Social Democrats, the Catholic Center Party, and the Progressive People's Party
was an attempt to seek a negotiated peace in World War I
. The resolution called for no annexations, no indemnities, freedom of the seas, and international arbitration. It was ignored by the German High Command, and by the Allied Powers.
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
on July 19, 1917 with the support of the Social Democrats, the Catholic Center Party, and the Progressive People's Party
Progressive People's Party (Germany)
The Progressive People's Party was a liberal party of late Imperial Germany. It was formed in 6 March, 1910 as a merger of Freeminded People's Party, Freeminded Union, and German People's Party in order to unify the various liberal groups represented in parliament...
was an attempt to seek a negotiated peace in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The resolution called for no annexations, no indemnities, freedom of the seas, and international arbitration. It was ignored by the German High Command, and by the Allied Powers.