WW1 Flashcards
(10 cards)
How many died because of the blockade?
770,000
What was the calorific intake of the average german?
1,700 1916
1,500 1918
What was the impact of this malnutrition?
children stole food, and
What was the quality of army uniform at the end of the war?
boots without soles
no socks
shirts made out of women’s undergarments
What was the calorific intake of soldiers?
british 4,000
german 3,200
To what extent did Hidenburg and Ludendorff establish a silent dictatorship?
- invincible general
- a cult of hero quickly developed around him
- change of leadership in the middle years of the war, it was not a radical civilian politician but the two most successful generals whot took over in 1916
- Hindenburg and Ludendorff established a slient dictatorship:
- military rule (generals control war aims and foreign policy)
- severe curbs on civil liberties
- central control of the economy
What evidence is there to demonstrate to what extent Hindenburg and Ludendorff established a silent dictatorship?
What was the sentiment of the Socialists towards Siegriede?
the idea of siegfriede was repugnant to them; the war to them was purely defensive
What was the sentiment of the Socialists towards the declaration of war?
The leaders had hoped to avoid war
opposed to the influence of the supreme command
oppposed to the unrestricted submarine warfare
Why did the social democrats unanimously voted for the war credits in 1914?
- because tsarist russia the enemey of democracy and socialism was about to attack the fatherland
- the fact that their supporters shared a patriotic desire to defend the fatherland could not be ignoried by the party leaders
- to resist the government on that account would be undermining the war effort which would likely bring discredit upon the dials of parliamentary democracy
- their path of duty obliged them to continue cooperation with non-socialist parties for the duration of the hostilities
