1918-1929
Cards (9)
- what was the general sentiment of german people in 1914?they were proud people
- why were the germans proud people in 1914?
- had the finest army in the world
- had beaten their main european rival (France) in 1870 Franco Prussian War
- Kaiser was praised for his achievements
- strong economy
- one of the most industrialised nations in europe
- many germans were well-educated
- great optimism about the power and strength of germany
- what were the social impacts of ww1 on germany?
- 600,000 widows
- 2 million children without fathers
- by 1925 = 1/3 of entire annual german budget was spent on pensions for war widows and disabled ex-soldiers violence broke out in major german cities
- what were the impacts of ww1 on the german society?
- deepened social divisions between the working, middle and upper classes
- growth in the wealth gap between the living conditions of the poor and rich
- impact of ww1 on the food industry in germany?
- winter 1917 = potato supply had run out = turnips instead
- by 1918 = only producing 50% of milk as before
- farmers = short of labourers to bring in harvest
- food shortages = many civilians to brink of starvation
- sawdust mixed into flour
- impact of food shortages on germans
- lack of food seriously weakened human ability to fight off disease
- therefore flu epidemic swept through the country
- so nearly 750,000 died of combo of flu and starvation
- immediate economic impacts of ww1 on germany
- virtually bankrupt after funding the war
- huge queues outside food stores as food shortages led to inflation
- industrial production decreased by 2/3 compared to 1913
- soldiers = demobilised + not able to work
- no employment
- immediate political impacts of ww1 on germany?
- stresses of war led to revolution in Oct-Nov 1918
- what was the impact of the Oct-Nov 1918 revolution ?
- led to removal of the Kaiser = Germany turned into a republic
- Kaiser’s autocratic style of gov. replaced by a more democratic one
- from king to public gov.