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impact of the first world war Flashcards

2.1, 2.2A, 2.2B, 2.3, 2.4A & 2.4B

1
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what was the impact of the British stopping supply ships to Germany?

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  • shortages of food, medicine and clothing
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2
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what happened in 1915?

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500 women gathered in front of the German parliament buildings and said they wanted their men back

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why was life for Germans so hard in 1918?

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  • lack of food- surviving on turnips and bread
  • flu epidemic
  • battlefields- Germany was close to defeat
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4
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on what date was the Germany navy ordered out to sea from Kiel to attack British ships?

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28th October 1918

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5
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what is mutiny?

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rebellion by soldiers or sailors who refuse to take orders

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6
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on what date did the Kaiser abdicate?

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9th November 1918

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7
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who was the leader of the SPD?

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Friedrich Ebert

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8
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on what date did Germany surrender?

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11th November 1918

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9
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Impact of the war on Germany: money?

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  • Germany had borrowed money from people (e.g. USA)
  • this would need paying back
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Impact of the war on Germany: (money and allies)?

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Germany had lent some of its money to allies- would they ever get this back?

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Impact of the war on Germany: (war pensions)?

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  • the war left 60,000 war widows and 2 million children without fathers
  • war pensions would cost the government a lot
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Impact of the war on Germany: (factories)?

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  • factories were exhausted
  • were producing guns, bullets and shells- not goods abroad to sell and then make money
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13
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Impact of the war on Germany: (factory owners)?

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some factory owners made a fortune however German workers had restricted wages

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Impact of the war on Germany: (women and traditional values)?

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women worked in the factories during the war- some thought this was untraditional and ruined typical family values

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impact of the war on Germany (political)?

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  • before the war, Germany was rich and powerful- now there was mutiny and rebellion
  • ex- soldiers and civilians felt they could have won the war- they hated the November Criminals who ended the war and refused to support them
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16
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what is an armistice?

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an agreement or truce to stop fighting

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17
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what did Ebert order to try and help Germany?

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  • improvements to working conditions
  • help for the unemployed
  • improved housing
  • more food supplies
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18
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what type of republic did Ebert want?

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a democratic republic- no Kaisers

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19
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what did the Spartacists believe in?

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  • left wing
  • everyone is equal
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how did Spartacists want Germany to be run?

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  • run by small councils of soldiers and workers, nor a large parliament
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21
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what happened on 6th January 1919?

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the Spartacists tried to take over Berlin

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how did Ebert respond to the Spartacists?

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he sent in a group of 2000 ex-soldiers (Free Corps) to attack the Spartacists

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who were the leaders of the Spartacists?

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Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht

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24
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what year and month did Ebert become president?

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late January 1919

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25
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on what date did the German politicians meet to discuss how to run Germany?

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11th February 1919

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26
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what was the Weimar Constitution?

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a formal set of rules for how Germany would be governed

27
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how was Weimar more democratic than when the Kaiser ruled?

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  • all Germans had equal rights- including the right to vote
  • all women over the age of 20 could vote
28
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what did proportional representation mean?

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meant that lots of different political parties were able to win seats in the Reichstag- this made it difficult to make decisions and introduce laws
- made law- making a very slow decision

29
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which people didnt like how Weimar was running Germany?

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  • older army generals
  • judges
  • upper-class families
  • rich factory owners
30
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constitution of the Weimar Republic: the president?

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  • elected every 7 years
  • controlled army, navy and air force
  • stayed out of day-to-day running of the country
  • in emergencies, he could rule on his own without having the support of the Reichstag- Article 48
31
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constitution of the Weimar Republic: the chancellor?

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  • chosen by the president
  • day-to-day running of the country
32
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constitution of the Weimar Republic: the Reichstag?

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  • discussed and introduced laws
  • MP’s were elected every 4 years
33
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constitution of the Weimar Republic: the German people?

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  • all men & women over the age of 20 could vote
  • they elected the President and the MP’s in the Reichstag
34
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Communist Party(KPD):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- Policies?

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  • working class
  • anti- republic
  • thought Germany should be communist and run by workers’ councils not parliament
35
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Social Democratic Party(SPD):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic
- policies

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  • mostly working class
  • pro- republic- Ebert was a Social Democrat
  • believed everyone was equal- wanted democracy and reforms to help ordinary workers
36
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German Democratic Party(DDP):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- policies?

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  • middle class
  • pro- republic
  • believed in individual freedom- e.g. rights to hold peaceful meetings, freedom of speech
37
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Centre Party(Zentrum):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- policies?

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  • Catholics
  • pro-republic
  • supported the interests and beliefs of the Catholic Church
38
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People’s Party(DVP):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- policies?

A

-middle class
- pro-republic but would like to have a Kaiser in the future
- supported any policy that promoted trade and industry (to make money)

39
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National People’s Party(DNVP):
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- policies?

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  • middle and upper class
  • anti-republic
  • wanted a strong government- lead by a strong Kaiser or politician
40
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National Socialist German Workers’ Party(NSDAP/Nazis)
- supporters?
- attitude to Weimar Republic?
- policies?

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  • unemployed, mainly ex-soldiers, middle & upper class who feared communism
  • anti- republic
  • wanted Germany to have great military power again- hated democracy- hated Communism
41
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ToV: reparations?

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  • war was Germany’s fault- Germany should pay for the cost- £6.6 billion
  • should be paid to the winner, lasting until 1988
42
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ToV: army?

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  • small army
  • 100,000 soldiers
  • six battleships
  • no submarines, tanks or airforce
43
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ToV: colonies?

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Germany must hand over its colonies to the winning countries

44
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ToV: Austria?

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Germany should never unite with Austria again

45
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ToV: Rhineland?

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No German soldiers should enter the Rhineland

46
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what date was the ToV signed?

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28th June 1919

47
Q

what was Article 231?

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Germans had to admit they were responsible for the war

48
Q

how much land did the Germans lose because of the ToV?

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  • 10%- the Saar, North Schleswig and Alsace Lorraine
49
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how much resources did the Germans lose because of the ToV?

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  • 13% of land
  • 48% of steel
  • 16% of German coal
50
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what did the Germans call the treaty?

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a diktat- a dictated peace

51
Q

how much did a loaf of bread cost in:
- December 1921
- September 1923
- November 1923

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  • 4 marks
  • 1.5 million marks
  • 201 billion marks
52
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what happened in 1922?

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the Germans announced they could not pay the reparations

53
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what happened in January 1923?

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60,000 French and Belgian soldiers marched into the Ruhr and took control of every factory, mine and railway in the region

54
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what did the German government tell the workers in the Ruhr to do?

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  • not fight back but go on strike
55
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how many strikers were killed and punished?

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  • over 100 killed
  • 15,000 thrown out of their homes as punishment
56
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what did the German government decide to do about the Ruhr crisis?

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  • continue to pay the strikers
  • Germany was running short on money because the Ruhr wasn’t producing coal, iron and steel to sell to other nations
57
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what did the German government do to pay the strikers?

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printed large amounts of money

58
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what happened because the striking workers were being paid for not working?

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  • they spent their money quickly
  • shopkeepers put their prices up
59
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what happened as shops raised their prices all over Germany?

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  • the government printed even more money
  • the more money they printed, the faster prices went up
60
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what happened the faster prices went up?

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  • the faster people spent their wages
  • workers were being paid twice a day
61
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what happened to people’s savings?

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they became worthless

62
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what happened to elderly people during hyperinflation?

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they lived on fixed pensions and they found their income wouldnt buy them what they needed anymore

63
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what happened to people who borrowed money during hyperinflation?

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they found it very easy to pay off their debts

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