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To most Germans the defeat of the Spartakist rising seemed to be a victory for moderation and legality. Ebert, who personified both these qualities, achieved another important objective on 19 January, when Germany went to the polls to elect a Constituent National Assembly. The elections were held in an atmosphere of crisis. Their smooth completion was a triumph for the Republican government. For the first time all adult Germans of both sexes were voting for a truly powerful representative body.
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H. Schulze, Otto Braun oder Preusens demokratische Sendung, Eine Biographie (1977) pp. 584–601.
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Nicholls, A.J. (1991). The Foundations of the New Republic. In: Weimar and the Rise of Hitler. The Making of the 20th Century. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21337-5_3
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