G2(Germany and the first world war, 1914-1918)

Created by

Amelia Hulme

Cards (20)

what year was the First World War?
1914-1918
what did the British impose on Germany during the war?
blockade
what is a blockade?
where no goods are allowed into or out of the country
what happened to the German civilians as a result of the British blockade on Germany?
The German government claimed 750,000 Germans died of malnutrition and diseases as food and medicine could not enter the country
what happened to the German army as a result of the British blockade on Germany?
the army could not gain access to all the raw materials it needed. it became harder to produce weapons to continue fighting
what was the winter of 1916-1917 known as in Germany?
the turnip winter
in which city was there a mutiny in October 1918?
Kiel
why was there a mutiny in Kiel?
sailors had been told to attack British ships without any hope of success they refused and rose up in revolt
what was the armistice?
the agreement to stop fighting in the war
What did Germanys government have to agree to in order to sign the armistice?
that the kaiser would abdicate
what does it mean to abdicate?
to give up the throne or a position of power
when was the armistice signed?
November 1918
what had Germans been told about the war until this point?
they were told germany was winning the war
what did the politicians who signed the armistice become known as?
the " November criminals"
what did Germany become in November 1918?
a republic( no monarch/king/queen/kaiser)
what happened to kaiser Wilhelm II after November 1918?
he went into exile in the Netherlands
who became the first president of the new German republic?
Fredrich Ebert
which political party was Fredrich Ebert a part of?
the SPD
many soldiers after World War once kept their weapons after they left the army what were they known as?
the Freikorps(free korps)
what far-left political ideology became more popular amongst some workers at the end of the first world war?
communism