WW1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
How many Germans died in the war
1.7-2 million
How many civilian deaths
430,000 - mainly through starvation
% of children suffering from rickets during WW1
40%
How many children died of starvation during WW1
80,000
How many pigs slaughtered to fix grain crisis
9 million
Supply of milk/butter during the war
fell by 50%/40%
In 1919 what % of cultivated land belonged to what % of landowners
20% owned by 1%
German economy shrank by how much during WW1
1/3
National debt increase WW1
5000 million -> 144,000 million 1913-1919
Marks in circulation change during WW1
In 1913 there were 2000 million Marks, by 1919 there were 45,000 million
Industrial production fall
By 1919 was 1/3 of what it was in 1913
Prices 1920 vs 1913
In 1920 they were 14x as high as in 1913
what % of merchant vessels given to allies
90%
How much were the now French owned mines in the Saar worth
2.5 billion marks (for 15 years)
When was the SPD split
April 1917
When was “Turnip winter”
1917/18
Peace resolution
Passed by Erzberger by 212-126
Number of Vaterlandspartei members in 1918
1.2 million members
When did Count von Hertling become chancellor
November 1917
Number of Spartacist members in 1918
1000
When is abdication announced and Ebert made chancellor
9th November 1918
When was Ebert-Groener Pact
10th November 1918
Name of the provisional government
“Council of People’s Commissars”
What was the Stinnes-Legien agreement
Employers recognise 8 hour day and recognise the unions
Unions send unofficial strikes and promise to maintain production
(15th November)
