before the war Flashcards
Who, according to professor David Reynolds was Germany’s de-facto dictator by 1916?
Lendendroff
Who won the battle near Tannenberg?
Germany beat the Russians
How many times had the Germans been pushed off French soil in 4 years of fighting?
None
Where did the British attack in order to relieve the French?
The somme
What was the name of the French town that was attacked by the Germans in 1916?
Verdun
Economy, admin, propaganda and censorship were all controlled by what?
The Armies Supreme Command
After the failure to defeat the French at that town who now was in charge of the high command?
Ludendorff and Hedenburg
Ludendorff’s U-Boat campaign led to what country to enter the war?
America in 1917
As the war started to go badly wrong Ludendorff wanted to hang on to what at all costs?
Land in Northampton France and Belgium
What happened to Russia in 1917?
Revolution- meaning they were out of the war
What did Ludendorff plan for the western front?
Spring offensive/ Kaiser battle
What finally made the horrors of war very real for Ludendorff?
His step-sons death
By September 1918 Ludendorff realised he had to ask for a what?
Armistice
Who did Ludendorff blame for the collapse of the army?
Political left
What was the ‘stab in the back myth’? That the brave and undefeated
army had been betrayed by the left wing politicians.
