Germany Flashcards
Who was the leader of Germany originally?
The Kaiser
How did the Kaiser positively impact Germany?
The military was able to have more resources and was well respected nation
Made Landowners, business factories owners very rich
Keen to preserve their position of influence
Old age pension (had to be 70 years)
Compensation
How did the Kaiser negatively impact Germany?
Cost of the armed forces + taxes were paid by the German people
Other workers in the new mines and workshops were unhappy; low wages, expensive food, poor working conditions
Trade unions were banned so workers had no voice
Socialist newspapers were banned
What did the 5 Naval laws enable?
The naval laws allowed Germany to be able to increase the size of its navy to rival other European countries
What was Germany when Kaiser ruled?
A dictatorship
Whats a dictatorship?
A dictatorship is when only one person can rule and no one else is allowed to voice their opinions on what they think should happen it was only down to the Kaiser
Treaty of Versailles
LAMB (Land, army, money, blame)
Land
Germany lost it’s areas around the world that belonged to them
Forced to become a part of a new nation
Alsace + Lorane returned to France
The Rhineland was taken so they couldn’t have military bases there
Loss of empire and resources
Army
Reduced to 100,000 soldiers
Makes them vulnerable
They can’t start another war
They couldn’t have any armoured vehicles/aircrafts
Only allowed six warships
Their army was weak and they wouldn’t be able to fight back
Money
Forced to pay 6.6 billion to France for reparations that they caused in war
The reparations seemed harsh and unfair on Germany
Blame
War guilt clause, Germany had to take all the blame which caused humiliation
Forced to accept responsibility for causing WW1
Germany was not allowed to join the league of Nations
Great war
The great war impacted the health, feelings on the government, types of government and wealth/work
How was health impacted?
Blockaded, food shortages and people had to start rationing their foods
Supplies were stopped from being imported over seas
Caused starvation and unrest which led people to become agitated
Leads to malnutrition and people weren’t able to get the right first aid
‘Spanish flu’ after WW1 and killed over 20 million
British blocked medicines
How was the feelings towards the government impacted?
People turned against the war and formed political parties
Strikes people demanded peace and a democratic government
Mutanists/mutiny at Keil rebelling against war
How was types of government impacted?
People wanted more of a democracy
Desire for the Parliament to have more power
Kaiser was forced to abdicate
Ebert was made the new leader
Vote for their leaders
