First World War Flashcards
When was world war 1
August 1914
When did 500 women gather in front of German parliament building saying they want their men back.
1915
What happened in 1916 with 10,000 workers ?
10,000 workers assembled in Berlin and shouted “down with war , down with the government”
When we’re Germany close to collapse ?
1918
Who was the leading German army general in WW1?
General Ludendorff
When was the German navy ordered to attach British ships ?
28 October 1918
Where was the German navy ordered out to sea from ?
From Kiel in northern Germany
Where did people take over towns and set up special councils to run them ? … governing cities all over Germany
Hamburg and Munich
When did the kaiser abdicate Germany ?
On the 9th of November 1918 never to return again
Who took the Kaisers place as leader of Germany on a temporary basis ?
Friedrich Ebert leader is Germany s largest political party (SPD)
When did Germany surrender and the World War One was over ?
11th November 1918
Some Germans believed Germany could have continued fighting in the war but they were betrayed by politicians who ended the war … what was the nickname for these politicians?
The November criminals
Who was a war hero who said the German army was stabbed in the back ?
Field Marshall Hindenburg
