Post WWI Flashcards
How many Germans fought in WWI?
11M
How many Germans died in WWI?
2M
What were German people forced to survive on?
Turnips and bread
What disease was sweeping Germany in 1918?
Flu
When did the Kaiser abdicate?
9th November 1918
How many war widows?
600,000 (pensions would cost govt a fortune)
What was the cost of the war for Germany?
$37,775,000,000 (~$37.8B)
Who came into power after the Kaiser abdicated?
Friedrich Ebert
What party did Ebert represent?
SPD
What did some Germans call the people who signed the Armistice?
November criminals
What’s Dolchstoss?
Stab in the back myth
Who signed the armistice?
Matthias Erzberger
Who assassinated Erzberger in what year?
August 1921
RW terrorist group (Organisation consul)
Why did the Kaiser abdicate? (Navy)
Imperial navy mutinied in November 1918. Supported by workers and soldiers, and soon his own generals.
Why did the Kaiser abdicate? (democracy) DELETE
General Ludendorff advised the Kaiser that the Allies would treat Germany more gently if they were a democratic country.
So the Kaiser reluctantly shared power with the Reichstag, and new parties were made etc
How much did Germany pay in reparations?
£6.6 Billion
What was the War Guilt clause?
Article 231
Germany had to accept full responsibility for WWI
What was Germany’s army reduced to?
100,000 men
How big was Germany’s air force?
Trick question!!!
They couldn’t have an air force!
How many colonies in Africa did they lose?
11
What land was given to back to France?
Alsace-Lorraine
When did Germany originally take Alsace-Lorraine?
1871
Franco-Prussian War
What % of its land did Germany lose?
13%
How many people lived in the land Germany lost?
6M
What happened to the Rhineland in the ToV?
No German troops
Allied troops for 15years
Germany lost coalfields in what region?
Saar
How was Germany split post WW1?
East Prussia separated from mainland Germany by the Polish Corridor
What % of farming land was lost?
15%
What % of industrial land was lost?
10%
What % of iron reserves was lost?
50%
What % of coal reserves was lost?
15%
Who took Germany’s African colonies?
Britain
Name 2 anti-German slogans that were used in England.
‘Hang the Kaiser’
‘Make Germany pay’
Who was the leader of France?
Georges Clemenceau
Who was the president of the US?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the PM of Britain?
David Lloyd George
Why did Clemenceau want to crush Germany?
-Revenge for deaths and destruction
-To ensure Germany was too weak to attack France
Which country suffered the most fatalities out of the Big 3? (Number)
France (1.7M) -incl civilians
When did America join WWI?
1917
What did Wilson create?
League of Nations
