the legacy of the first world war

Question 1

when did the First World War end?

Answer 1

November 1918

Question 2

how many German troops were wounded after ww1?

Answer 2

4 million

Question 3

More than _____________ Germans died because of food shortages

Answer 3

750,000

Question 4

how many German troops died in ww1?

Answer 4

2 million

Question 5

how many German troops fought in ww1?

Answer 5

11 million

Question 6

many desperate Germans went on strike and took part in _______

Answer 6

Riots

Question 7

what were the German government’s debts by 1918?

Answer 7

150 billion marks

Question 8

why were the german governments debts so high by 1918?

Answer 8

due to the financial strains of ww1

Question 9

what does the German word ‘Kaiser’ mean?

Answer 9

Emperor

Question 10

give a definition for abdication

Answer 10

when a leader, king, queen or emperor gives up their role

Question 11

who declared the new German republic, when and where?

Answer 11

Phillip Scheidemann on 9th November 1918 in Berlin

Question 12

Friedrich Ebert formed a small group to lead the government temporarily, what was this group called?

Answer 12

council of people’s representatives

Question 13

when was the armistice between Germany and the Allies signed?

Answer 13

11th November 1918

Question 14

by signing the armistice what were Germany and the Allies formally agreeing to?

Answer 14

To cease hostiles

Question 15

what is the name of the German government?

Answer 15

Reichstag

Question 16

What is an armistice?

Answer 16

an agreement to stop fighting

Question 17

what is communism?

Answer 17

an extreme form of government where representatives of the workers take over ownership of all property and resources in a country

Question 18

what is a republic?

Answer 18

a country led by an elected head of state, such as a president, rather than a monarch

Question 19

what is a democracy?

Answer 19

a system of government by the people, through their elected representatives

Question 20

The leader of the SPD was called Friedrich _______

Answer 20

Ebert

Question 21

Describe the Kaiser’s abdication

Answer 21

he abdicated on 9th November 1918 and fled to holland the next day

Question 22

State the events which led to the Kaiser’s abdication

Answer 22

1. the kaiser costed army headquarters in the town of spa
2. ministers tried to persuade the kaiser to abdicate
3. the kaiser refused to abdicate
4. army officers refused to support the kaiser
5. the kaiser abdicated

Question 23

why was the Kaiser finally forced to abdicate?

Answer 23

political pressure and military defeats