Kaiser+Consequences of WW1

Question 1

what were the strengths of the Kaiser

Answer 1

-Prussia was the largest, wealthiest of the independent state and had a great army
-Kaiser was a militarist man
-He had held a senior position in British armed forces

Question 2

What were the weaknesses of the Kaiser

Answer 2

-new country (only recently formed)
-He suffered a nervous breakdown
-He was envious of the British Empire

Question 3

Opportunities the Kaiser gave Germany

Answer 3

-He was well educated
-Related to English royalty
-Industrialization attracted a large number of immigrants to Germany

Question 4

Threats that the Kaiser brought

Answer 4

-Described King Edward VII as Satan
-Revolutions Spreaded through Berlin
-He did not believe in democracy

Question 5

Social Impact of war

Answer 5

-Women played a significant part to play as women working during war rose to 37%
-Soldiers believed they hadn’t lost
-German people thought they’d been cheated
-People looked for someone to blame

Question 6

Political Impact of War

Answer 6

-The Kaiser abdicated creating a power vacuum
-Views like communism widely spreaded
-Left wing uprising
-Trade was hard to come by
-Differences in ideas resulted in conflict

Question 7

Economic Impact of war

Answer 7

-Cost of war was border lining $40 billion dollars
-Industrial output fell by over 40%
-Machinery at the end of the war was obsolete
-Up to 35% of all trade was organized illegally on the black market

Question 8

Physical impact of war

Answer 8

-1.7 million young men died
-4.3 million wounded during conflict
-15 million men being crippled
2.7 million soldiers returned home with permanent disabilities