WW1

Question 1

Money Problems (4)

Answer 1

~ Germany had loans from other countries that needed paying back
~ German factories were exhausted
~ Had lent money to allies - might not get it back
~ Many widows and war pensions - cost government a lot to pay them all

Question 2

Social Problem (2)

Answer 2

~ Women worked during the war - traditional people thought this broke values
~ Mutiny and revolution - Germany is now unstable

Question 3

Political problems

Answer 3

~ November criminals - public thought they had been betrayed by politicians and could have won the war if they hadn’t of ended it

Question 4

Treaty of Versailles - content (& consequences)

Answer 4

~ Clause 231 - guilt clause (humiliating)
~ Reparations - £6,600 million (ruin economy)
~ Armed forces - 100,00 men (can no longer defend themselves)
~ Territory (become weaker, less income)