Chaos after WW1

Question 1

Name the main issues suffered after war.

Answer 1

Social issues, Economical issues, Political issues.

Question 2

S - What happened in 1917?

Answer 2

27% of convictions were 14-18 y/olds.
Youths and widows searching for jobs to provide for families.
Traditional authority thought there was a decline when youths had more freedom.

Question 3

S - What happened in 1918?

Answer 3

Germans thought they would win the war, but didn’t.

Question 4

S - What happened in 1933?

Answer 4

Ex soldiers were given permission for street armies to keep order.

Question 5

E - Describe the economical issues.

Answer 5

Germany took blame for causing war. Could not keep troops or build navy/airforce. FOod prices increased - hyperinflation. Money had to be printed.

Question 6

E - How much money did Germany have to pay?

Answer 6

£6 billion.

Question 7

E - What treaty was signed that meant that Germany was forced to pay the money?

Answer 7

Treaty of Versailles.

Question 8

P - Describe the political issues.

Answer 8

Monarch had to give up their throne. Weimar republic was born after war and associated with defeat - believed to be too passive.

Question 9

P - Name the two main parties rising at the time.

Answer 9

Nazi party. Spartacist league.

Question 10

P - Describe what happened to the Nazi Party.

Answer 10

They became popular. Upper class didn’t want lower class to be able to vote.

Question 11

P - Describe what happened to the Spartacist league.

Answer 11

Tried to seize Berlin - they were left wing while Berlin was right. Scared it would lead to revolution. Party leaders murdered and power returns to Berlin.

Question 12

Describe the legacy.

Answer 12

Versailles treaty was a national humiliation. Hitler gave Germany hope.