Reactions to the war and military defeat Flashcards
At the start of the war the majority of the German people supported the war due to this what was declared?
A burgfrieden
By what year was the Burgfrieden breaking down as the country became divided over the war?
1917
In April 1917 radicals apposed to the war broke from the SPD and setup what party?
The Independent Socialist Party (USPD)
In what month in 1917 did the Reichstag vote for a peace resolution
July
From 1916 who we’re the two people who exercised a virtual military dictatorship
Ludendorff and Hindenburg
While Ludendorff and Hindenburg we’re in power they blocked several opportunities for a what
Compromise peace
Assertive German nationals damanded a Seigfriede, what does this mean?
A peace through victory
The Fatherland Party was founded when ?
September 1917
Who founded the Fatherland Party to rally support for annexationist war?
Wolfgang Kapp and Admiral Tripitz
By 1918 how many members did the Fatherland Party have
Over 1 million members
By autumn 1917, Germany faced what
A growing economic and military crisis
Due to the growing economic and military crisis in autumn 1917 what was happening?
Starvation was near and military supplies were critically short
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Its was the Treaty Russia signed with Germany when they accepted defeat
What did it mean for Germany after Russia surrendered?
It meant that Germany wasn’t fighting a war on two fronts and could focus on the war against the allies it meant they almost broke through the front lines
What was happening by August 1918
The tide of the war was clearly against Germany
