On November 9th, 1918, Philipp Scheidemann, a German Social Democratic politician, proclaimed the German Republic. The next day, the German Social Democratic Party and the Independent German Social Democratic Party established a provisional government with Friedrich Ebert as Reich Chancellor. The first task designated by the new government was to issue a call for free and democratic elections for seats in the National Assembly.
Leading up to the elections, German streets flooded with political posters, marking a new trend in political propaganda that would sustain itself for years to come. This one was designed by H. Richter, in 1920. The text reads: "3 Words: Undisturbed demobilization, construction of the republic, peace."
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