September - November 1918

Question 1

Germany faced what in September 1918?

Answer 1

The threat of invasion and defeat

Question 2

Ludendorff made a decision he persuaded who to turn the Second Reich into a virtual parliamentary democracy

Answer 2

The Kaiser

Question 3

By turning the Second Reich into a virtual parliamentary democracy it meant power was handed over to

Answer 3

A civilian government

Question 4

What did Ludendorff also urge

Answer 4

An immediate armistice

Question 5

What was Ludendorff’s first motive

Answer 5

He hoped a new civilian government would be able to negotiate better peace terms

Question 6

What was Ludendorff’s second motive

Answer 6

He hope the new government would be blamed for Germany’s defeat because it would end the war. This way the generals could preserve their reputations and maintain their positions.

Question 7

Ludendorff’s manoeuvre developed what myth

Answer 7

The Dolchstoss - Stab in the back