Germany - impact of ww1 Flashcards
what was rationed as soon as war broke out
food
clothing
medicine
when did protests begin
1915
what happened in 1916
10,000 workers gathered in berlin to protest the government
women demanded their men got brought home
why did the kaiser make germany more democratic during the war
so the allies would go easy on them after germany lost the war
what happened in october 1918
kiel mutiny
sailors told to attack british ships blockading germany and they refused
what were some economic issues germany faced after the war
germany had lent money to austria hungary which WASNT getting paid back
had to pay 600,000 pensions to widows
needed to pay back US debts
german factories hadn’t been making money for 4 years
women were working in factories (get back in the kitchen)
what were civilian issues germany faced after the war
women in factories (get back in the kitchen)
1916-17 turnip winter - potato crop failed, people had to eat animal veg
british blockade led to lack of medicine, food and clothing for citizens
1918 - 50% of milk and 60% of meat made compared to 1914
1918 - spanish flu kills 150,000 due to weakness from starvation
1918 - 750,000 died due to blockade
what were some political problems germany faced after ww1
poor and politically in chaos (kaiser had run away)
ex soldiers were calling politicians the november criminals
what had happened to german workers salaries
drastically falling despite extra work they were doing
1918 - german miners earning 60% of pre war salaries
what had happened to the mark
losing its value
inflation rising rapidly
who took over power after the kaiser abdicated
friedrich ebert (SPD leader)
