First world war

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    • When did world war 1 begin and end?
      1914-1918
    • two million German troops died and over 4 million wounded(11 million fought in total)
    • more than over 75000 Germans died because of food shortages
    • government debts increased from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks.
    • who was Friedrich Ebert?
      German politician and leader of the social democratic party who became the first German president and declared Germany a republic.
    • why did the end of the First World War lead to economic and and political problems for Germany?
      treaty of Versailles
    • what was the treaty of Versailles?
      peace treaty that would lead to the end of World War One
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