how democratic was the establishment of Weimar? Flashcards
Who was the leader of the ‘Second Reich’?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What happened in Winter 1916 - Spring 1917 and How did it impact the Kaiser’s popularity?
There were food shortages and because of this food prices rose. The people lost faith in the Kaiser.
What did the people think about the war and Germany’s status during 1917-18?
Normal people assumed they were winning the war as that is what they have been told from the media.
Generals and soldiers knew that they were losing the war. This caused munity such as n the 3/11/18
What did the German generals Ludendorff and Hindenburg create and what was the impact?
They created a the ‘Stab In The Back Theory’ which said that the communist, jews and the kaiser was to blame as the people above made germany lose the war.
What was the ‘14 Points’ and who came up with it?
the ‘14 Points’ were created by Wilson president of the USA in 1918. they said that for the armistice to be signed Germany needed to be a demorcy.
What did Prince Max Von Baden write to Wilson on the 3/10/18
He wrote a ‘Peace Note’ asking for a armistice as they couldn’t afford to pay for the war to continue. Wilson replayed 10 days later.
How did the public respond to the ‘Peace Note’ sent out my Max Von Baden?
The soldiers lost moral. Friedrichshain on 22/10/18 said ‘up with the German Republic’
28/10/18 soldiers refused ti take orders from their generals on the English Channel.
What happened on the 3/11/18?
The soldiers took over their base and this happened in other german ports. This was similar to russia in 1917 when they had their communist uprising.
What happened on the 6/11/18 in Germany?
There was radical socialist started to revolt in germany.
What happened on the 9/11/18 in Bavaria?
Their monarchy was deposed.
What happened on the 9/11/18 in germany?
The SPD called the workers to go on strike. this meant that there was of manufacturing of weapons in the country. The did this to make the Kaiser to abdicate.
What did General Groener do to make sure the Kaiser abdicated?
He said that he would no long fight for the Kaiser
What happened on the 11/11/18?
The Kaiser abuated, an the armistice was signed.
