Germany 1890-1945

Question 1

How was Germany ruled before WW1

Answer 1

• Prussia most powerful state
• Strong sense of Militarism
• Germany became united, ruled by Kaiser as the supreme commander
• Kaiser supported by Chancellor and parliament
• Kaiser could ignore parliament advice, and had last say in all military or foreign relations

Question 2

Who was Wilhelm II

Answer 2

• Kaiser of Germany
• Grandson of Queen Victoria

Question 3

What did Wilhelm want

Answer 3

• To make Germany as powerful as Britain by building Germany’s industry and navy

Question 4

Opposition to Kaiser

Answer 4

• Many workers disliked the poor wages and working conditions, and were socialists, and hoped Kaiser would share some of his power

Question 5

Impact of war on Germans

Answer 5

• British had targeted ships containing food, leaving huge food shortages
• By 1918, Germany was on the brink, with deadly flu spreading around
• Kaiser had to give up some of his power to parliament, but all too late and many felt he should step down

Question 6

Revolution during war

Answer 6

• Sailors began to refuse orders
• Word spread and soon workers and soldiers councils were governing cities, leaving country in chaos
• Led to Kaiser abdicating

Question 7

Impact on war on Germany by 1918

Answer 7

• Virtually bankrupt
  -war pensions for 2 million fatherless
  -factories exhausted by weapon production
  -loans from USA would need paying back
• Society divided
  -Factory owners made a fortune in war, whereas workers had restrictions on wages
• Political instability
  -ex-soldiers and civilians felt they could have won the war, and named politicians that surrendered the ‘November criminals’, and refused to support them

Question 8

Uprisings against weimar

Answer 8

• Spartacist 1919
• Kapp putsch 1920
• Munich Putsch 1923

Question 9

What were Nuremberg laws 1935

Answer 9

• said jews and non-jews couldn’t marry
• jews not allowed to vote

Question 10

What happened on Kristalnacht (night of broken glass) 1938

Answer 10

• Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues attacked all over Germany and austria
• 100 jews killed and 20,000 sent to conc camps

Question 11

how much loaf of bread cost in 1918 compared to nov 1923

Answer 11

• 0.6 marks->201 billion marks

Question 12

how much an egg cost in 1921 compared to nov 1923

Answer 12

• 0.6 marks-> 320 billion marks