Ebert–Groener Pact
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The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ebert–Groener Pact canonical | 1 |
| Ebert–Groener alliance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5520843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ebert–Groener Pact Context triple: [Wilhelm Groener, notableEvent, Ebert–Groener Pact]
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Rhineland Pact
The Rhineland Pact was a 1925 Locarno agreement in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy guaranteed the inviolability of Germany’s western borders and the demilitarized status of the Rhineland after World War I.
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B.
Hoare–Laval Pact
The Hoare–Laval Pact was a controversial 1935 diplomatic proposal by Britain and France to partition Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in an attempt to appease Fascist Italy, widely condemned as a symbol of failed appeasement.
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C.
Ryti–Ribbentrop Agreement
The Ryti–Ribbentrop Agreement was a 1944 wartime pledge by Finnish President Risto Ryti to Nazi Germany’s Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, committing Finland to continue fighting the Soviet Union in exchange for German military aid.
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D.
Leuenberg Agreement
The Leuenberg Agreement is a landmark 1973 ecumenical accord that established full church fellowship among many European Lutheran, Reformed, and United Protestant churches by resolving key doctrinal disputes from the Reformation era.
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E.
Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was a 1939 military and political alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that formalized their partnership on the eve of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ebert–Groener Pact Target entity description: The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.
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A.
Rhineland Pact
The Rhineland Pact was a 1925 Locarno agreement in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy guaranteed the inviolability of Germany’s western borders and the demilitarized status of the Rhineland after World War I.
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B.
Hoare–Laval Pact
The Hoare–Laval Pact was a controversial 1935 diplomatic proposal by Britain and France to partition Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in an attempt to appease Fascist Italy, widely condemned as a symbol of failed appeasement.
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C.
Ryti–Ribbentrop Agreement
The Ryti–Ribbentrop Agreement was a 1944 wartime pledge by Finnish President Risto Ryti to Nazi Germany’s Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, committing Finland to continue fighting the Soviet Union in exchange for German military aid.
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D.
Leuenberg Agreement
The Leuenberg Agreement is a landmark 1973 ecumenical accord that established full church fellowship among many European Lutheran, Reformed, and United Protestant churches by resolving key doctrinal disputes from the Reformation era.
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E.
Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was a 1939 military and political alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that formalized their partnership on the eve of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ secret pact ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ebert–Groener alliance
ⓘ
linked to:
Ebert–Groener Pact
|
| communicationForm | telephone conversation ⓘ |
| condition |
maintenance of army autonomy from revolutionary councils
ⓘ
preservation of the traditional officer corps ⓘ suppression of left-wing revolutionary uprisings ⓘ |
| context | German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| date | 1918-11-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of the Weimar provisional government ⓘ |
| goal |
prevent a socialist or council republic in Germany
ⓘ
secure army support for the new German government ⓘ stabilize the Weimar Republic in its founding phase ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to long-term mistrust between left-wing movements and the SPD
ⓘ
illustrated the alliance between moderate social democracy and the traditional military elite ⓘ key step in the foundation of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Friedrich Ebert
ⓘ
Wilhelm Groener ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Spartacist uprising
ⓘ
workers’ and soldiers’ councils ⓘ |
| participant |
Council of the People’s Deputies
ⓘ
German Army High Command ⓘ
linked to:
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
Oberste Heeresleitung ⓘ
linked to:
German Supreme Command
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ |
| place | Germany ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
ⓘ
collapse of the German Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freikorps
ⓘ
linked to:
Freikorps soldiers
German Army ⓘ German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ Spartacist uprising ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| result |
alienation of radical left from the SPD
ⓘ
cooperation between SPD government and army leadership ⓘ military support for the provisional government ⓘ strengthening of conservative influence in the early Weimar Republic ⓘ use of army and Freikorps against revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| signatory |
Friedrich Ebert
ⓘ
Wilhelm Groener ⓘ |
| status | secret at the time of conclusion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of World War I ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreement | informal verbal agreement ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ebert–Groener Pact Description of subject: The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.
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linked to: Ebert–Groener Pact