Original: On 9 November 1918 , the German Republic was proclaimed by MSPD member Philipp Scheidemann at the Reichstag building in Berlin , to the fury of Friedrich Ebert , the leader of the MSPD , who thought that the question of monarchy or republic should be answered by a national assembly .
Simplified: Beginning On November 9 , 1918 , the Republic was proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann at the Reichstag building in Berlin and two hours later a socialist republic was proclaimed around the corner at the Berlin Castle by Karl Liebknecht .