Life In Germany 1914

Question 1

What happened by 1914 ( summary)

Answer 1

• increase in over 20 million people since 1871
• economy was relying on factories to produce money and jobs
• less space for people to live, people in poorer conditions
• life became industrialised
• social democrats earned more seats as they promoted better living conditions
• Kaiser was an autocratic leader, and his power was absolute
• Kaiser was worried about changes in the country

Question 2

Why did Kaiser introduce the foreign policy

Answer 2

He knew he could gain more support

Question 3

How did WW1 affect Germany Politically?

Answer 3

• state was spending 1/3 on war pensions
• deepened divisions
• stresses of war led to revolution in 1918
• New Democratic leaders ‘despised’ by ex-soldiers and civilians
• Germany became an unstable democratic republic
• soldiers believed Field Marshall Hindenburg had been betrayed by politicians
• free elections 1919
• political leadership decisions influenced lifestyles of workers and placed restrictions on earnings
• was ‘stabbed in the back’ by Ebert

Question 4

What was life like in Germany

Answer 4

• industrial revolution
• naval rivalry between Germany and Britain
• German population was growing
• conflict with Russia
• working and living conditions decreased
• people wanted to be treated better
• the Reichstag
• German foreign policy was ran by the Kaiser
• Kaiser wanted to destroy England’s position
• large growth in factories
• navy league funded
• navy growth between 1989 and 1914

Question 5

How did WW1 affect Germany socially

Answer 5

• factory owners made vast fortunes
• freedom of speech and worship
• women were called to work in factories
• caps on wages
• disagreement with Bavaria
• deepened divisions in Germany society
• tensions emerge
• war caused stress in Germany
• war left 600,000 widows and 2m children fatherless
• less people working on farmland - food shortages

Question 6

How did WW1 affect Germany economically

Answer 6

• restrictions placed on earnings
• factories produce less due to less workers
• weaker economy
• huge gaps between rich and poor
• Germany became virtually bankrupt
• industrial productions were 2/3 of what they had been
• women had to work which was seen as ‘damaging to society’

Question 7

How did WW1 affect Germany’s military

Answer 7

• many ex-soldiers despised New Democratic leaders
• army and navy were reduced due to treaty of Versailles
• !handicapped soldiers
• revolution in Germany
• war legt 600,000 widows - high proportion of casualties