The weimar Republic (1918-29)

• How long was Kaiser Willhelm the second in power for ?

  30 years (1888-1918)
• What was the reason for the Kaiser fighting in WW1?


  Wanted to grow the German empire
• How many soldiers died after WW1?

  2 million
• How many soldiers were wounded after WW1?

  4 million
• How much did debt increase ?

  From 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks
• What happened in 1914?


  The naval blockade of Germany , British blockade over 750,000 people died
• What did the Kaiser do once he lost control of the army ?

  Abdicate
• Who announced the declaration of a Republic?

  Phillip Scheidemann
• Who is made the leader of the social democratic party ( SPD) ?

  Friedrich Ebert
• What was outlined in the war guilt clause in the treaty of versailles?

  • Article 231 stated that Germany had to accept they caused the war
  • Germany had to therefore pay reperations
• What was outlined in the reperations clause in the treaty of versailles?

  • Germany had to pay 6.6 billion
• What was outlined in the military clause in the treaty of versailles?

  • Army was limited to 100,000 men
  • Navy was limited to 6 battleships , 6 cruises no submarines
  • No air force
  • The rhineland was demilitarised
• What was outlined in the territory clause in the treaty of versailles?

  • Alsace and Lorraine were lost to France
  • Output of the rich saar coalfields to go to France for 15 years
  • Posen and west prussia were lost to Poland - putting a million Germans under Polish rule
• What was outlined in the colonies clause in the treaty of versailles?

  • Germany lost all its colonies
  • The 11 German colonies in Africa and the far east were given to the allies