weimar republic

• Kaiser lost support of the Gorman army, He abdicated on this date

  9th nov 1918
• Kaiser fled to holland and was blamed for ww, Matius srzberger signed amicises formal agreement to and w

  10th nav 1918
• Treaty of vormilles signed to become a permanene bunden is now republic
• Ebert-agreement with general graver to keep communists out of power
• Germans was lied to by goverment and was thought to believe that they was winning up until the armistice when they en realised they was infact net winning but losing the war so they lost trut in their getrapt and kaiser
• The british blockage german ports meaning fuel and food shortage
• Generals said war souldnt be won in 1917 and america was sending more troops and supplies so they were pushes to surrender
• Why did germany go to war?

  • 1. Military rivals
  • 2 Germany wanted to grow more power and celemise
• Arch duke was assasinated and germany suppres
• The terms of the treaty of versailles

  • Reparations
  • Kaisers Ris
  • Bad working conditions and low pay
  • Grow industrialisation to rival Britain (grew want calated and on a Brit
  • Gaw wilitary-large navy and powerful battle skipa
  • Expand army-so takes was increased money was band therefore Germany was Lad debt
• Forced germany to pay money to the allies to repair damage caused by war. (6.6 billion marks)