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Rechtsstaat speech

Philipp Scheidemann's speech in the Reichstag, 13 December 1916

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The Rechtsstaat Speech (German: Rechtsstaatsrede) was a speech delivered by Philipp Scheidemann to the Reichstag in December of 1916. It was made in response to the controversial Treaty of Stockholm which had been ratified by the Reichstag with a narrow margin earlier in the year, as well as the conduct of the German Army during the war; the information beginning to be revealed by the Opening of Ober Ost played a significant role in the latter.

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Background[edit]

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Impact on 1917 Reichstag Elections[edit]

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