The end of the war

Question 1

The abdication of kaiser whilhelm II

-by September 19…. Germany was close to … and its … was on the verge of …
-civilians and … were short of … and other …
-a flu … had killed …
-the … transferred some … to …, but he was hugely … and there was … about a …
-on 28th … in K… sailors in the German … refused to … orders to … ships
-the … spread to … who were told to … with others
-the … lost control of the … and … on the 9th … 19…. and …
-friedrich … (a …) formed a … government and … the war

Answer 1

-by September 1918 Germany was close to collapse and its army was on the verge of defeat
-civilians and soldiers were short of food and other supplies
-a flu epidemic had killed thousands
-the kaiser transferred some power to parliament, but he was hugely unpopular and there was discussion about a revolution
-on 28th October in Kiel sailors in the German navy refused to follow orders to attack ships
-the mutiny spread to soldiers who were told to deal with others
-the kaiser lost control of the country and abdicated on the 9th November 1918 and fled
-friedrich ebert (a politician) formed a temporary government and ended the war

Question 2

The armistice

Agreed that Germany had to:
-… all … within 6 …
-all German … land in b…, l… and f… had to be surrendered
-they had to give …-Loraine back to …
-they had to leave …-Hungary, r… and t…
-germany had to hand over … amounts of … and ships
-the … blockade would …
-Germany must … for the … caused

Answer 2

Agreed that Germany had to:
-end all fighting within 6 hours
-all German occupied land in Belgium, Luxembourg and France had to be surrendered
-they had to give Alsace-Loraine back to France
-they had to leave Austria-Hungary, Romania and turkey
-germany had to hand over large amounts of equipment and ships
-the naval blockade would continue
-Germany must pay for the damage caused