POST WW1 Flashcards
HOW MANY children died of starvation in 1916?
80,000
HOW MANY died of hunger and disease after WW1?
3/4 million
WHAT were the consequences of fuel (coal) shortages after WW1?
- Power cuts
- The closing of public buildings to save energy
WHAT were German soldiers shouting to other German troops near the end of WW1, according to General Ludendorff?
“Blacklegs” and “You’re prolonging the war.”
WHAT civil unrest was there in 1916?
10,000 workers called “Down with war, down with government.”
WHEN did the Russians admit defeat against Germany WW1?
1917
WHAT was the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Germany?
- Alarmed the political elites as it showed that the people could overthrow an autocratic monarchy and the army could not prevent revolution
- Led to greater political activity among the working classes
WHAT was U.S. President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
A set of principles for peace negotiations that pushed for self-determination for the countries involved
WHEN was Prince Max of Baden’s government formed?
1st October 1918
WHY was Prince Max of Baden made Chancellor?
It was part of a series of reforms the Kaiser started to make after being advised by Ludendorff that partial democratisation in Germany would lead to better peace terms
WHEN did the mutinies in Kiel start?
3rd November 1918
WHEN was the Bavarian Socialist Republic declared?
8th November 1918
WHEN was Germany declared a republic/did the Kaiser abdicate?
9th November 1918
WHAT did Groener tell the Kaiser, forcing him to abdicate on 9th November 1918?
He said that the army would not fight for him.
WHO declared Germany a republic from the Reichstag building?
Philipp Scheidemann, a leading member of the SPD
WHEN was the Ebert-Groener pact?
10th November 1918
WHAT was the Ebert-Groener pact?
General Groener agreed to support the government as long as Ebert agreed that the army would stay controlled by the elites and not be democratised, in order to protect against a communist revolution
WHY did General Ludendorff support the creation of the German republic?
He wanted a left-wing, civilian government to take the blame for Germany’s defeat in WW1, instead of himself and the leaders of the German army. Creation of the stab-in-the-back myth
HOW did historian William Carr describe the people’s feelings about the German republic?
That they saw it as a “convenient means of filling the void left by the collapse of the monarchy”
WHEN was the armistice signed?
11th November 1918
HOW many Germans died and were injured during WW1?
2 million dead and 6.3 million wounded (more than any other country)
WHAT is an example of a German company that moved over to arms and ammunition during WW1?
Krupp
