Zusammenfassung der Ressource
WW1 and Germany
- Why did Germany lose?
- Collapse of AH forces
- Introduction of US into the war
- Overstretched economy
- Mass Desertion
- Overstretched supply lines
- Loss of naval control
- What effect did WW1
have on Germany?
- Dolshtoss
- Inside Germany
- German Surrender
- Discontent
- Effects of the
War on Germany
- Massive burden on
women and children
- Inflation- break in 1914 cost
2.6 marks, in 1918 it cost 30!
- Rationing, combined with
a poor harvest in 1916
- 10.7 million conscripts
- 2 million dead
- 2.7 permanently disabled
- 500,000 widows
- 1 million orphans
- German Surrender
- Kaiser Wilhelm II strips power of
Ludendorff, who flees to Sweden
- Civilian Gov created-
Weimar Republic
- Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
- German cities and towns
being to rule themselves
- Civilian gov sign the Armistice
with allies on 11/11/18