Chapter two, First world war Flashcards
the impact
how was the war going by the end
they were close to defeat and politically unstable
health was a problem because (2)
- the embargo
- flu epidemic
they worsened each other
who declared that the couldn’t win
General Ludendorf
How did the Kaiser attempt to please the enemies
giving power to the reichstag
why did they surrender
The navy mutinied in Kiel and it spread until Germany no longer had control of its armies
After the Kaiser leaves the country and abdicates, who takes over
The social Democratic party
why did they go bankrupt (4)
- reparations
- exhausted factories
- money promised to allies
- war pensions
why was there social changes (2)
- women working in factories was seen as wrong
- rich were getting richer and poor getting poorer
this is because the rich earned of the production of weapons in factories and the poor had wage restrictions
why was there political instability (2)
- mutinies and revolutions all over Germany
- the people who felr betrayed by the government for ending the war. this led to November criminals.
who was leader of the social Democratic party
freidrich ebart
what political party did the spartasists belong to
communism
when did the spartasist league invade Berlin
1919
how long did it take for the Freikorps to retake Berlin
three days of brutal street fighting that resulted in the murder of spartasist leaders
what were the Freikorps
ex soldiers who became the free corps
who won the elections
Friedrich Ebart (SPD) became the president
