Germany - impact of ww1

Question 1

what was rationed as soon as war broke out

Answer 1

food
clothing
medicine

Question 2

when did protests begin

Answer 2

1915

Question 3

what happened in 1916

Answer 3

10,000 workers gathered in berlin to protest the government
women demanded their men got brought home

Question 4

why did the kaiser make germany more democratic during the war

Answer 4

so the allies would go easy on them after germany lost the war

Question 5

what happened in october 1918

Answer 5

kiel mutiny
sailors told to attack british ships blockading germany and they refused

Question 6

what were some economic issues germany faced after the war

Answer 6

germany had lent money to austria hungary which WASNT getting paid back
had to pay 600,000 pensions to widows
needed to pay back US debts
german factories hadn’t been making money for 4 years
women were working in factories (get back in the kitchen)

Question 7

what were civilian issues germany faced after the war

Answer 7

women in factories (get back in the kitchen)
1916-17 turnip winter - potato crop failed, people had to eat animal veg
british blockade led to lack of medicine, food and clothing for citizens
1918 - 50% of milk and 60% of meat made compared to 1914
1918 - spanish flu kills 150,000 due to weakness from starvation
1918 - 750,000 died due to blockade

Question 8

what were some political problems germany faced after ww1

Answer 8

poor and politically in chaos (kaiser had run away)
ex soldiers were calling politicians the november criminals

Question 9

what had happened to german workers salaries

Answer 9

drastically falling despite extra work they were doing
1918 - german miners earning 60% of pre war salaries

Question 10

what had happened to the mark

Answer 10

losing its value
inflation rising rapidly

Question 11

who took over power after the kaiser abdicated

Answer 11

friedrich ebert (SPD leader)