Germany after WW1 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryWWII and Nazi Germany 1939-1945GCSEEdexcel Created by: aliciaburkeCreated on: 11-05-16 22:36 Economic Impacts of WW1 State spending 1/3 of budget on pensions by 1925, national income 1/3 of what it was in 1913 and industrial production 2/3 of what it was in 1913 1 of 32 Political Impacts of WW1 Socialist revolution in Oct-Nov 1918, abdiction of the Kaiser and ex-soldiers believed Hindenburg had been betrayed by weak politicians 2 of 32 Who was Hindenburg? President of Germany 3 of 32 Why were people suspicious of the new democratic system? Believed the Kaiser & dictatoriship brought order 4 of 32 Social Impacts of WW1 Big difference between rich and poor, working women seen as untraditional and starving people looting in street 5 of 32 What was the Stab-In-The-Back myth? Belief that Ebert betrayed Germany by surrendering in WW1 6 of 32 Why did Ebert surrender? Germany was unstable and he needed the army to keep country under control 7 of 32 Who was Ebert? Chancellor 8 of 32 Who were the Spartacists? Communists (left wing) led by Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht 9 of 32 What did the Spartacists try to do in 1919? Spartcist uprising to overthrow Germany 10 of 32 Who did Ebert get to fight the Spartacists? The Freikorps 11 of 32 Who were the Freikorps? Right wing and ex-soldiers 12 of 32 What happened to Luxebourg and Liebknecht? Executed 13 of 32 When were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles announced? 28th June 1919 14 of 32 What happened to the Rhine Land between Germany & France? De-militarised 15 of 32 What were the German colonies controlled by? League of Nations (France & Britain) 16 of 32 What did the treaty forbid Germany to do? Join with Austria (former ally) 17 of 32 How many men was the army limited to? 100,000 18 of 32 What were Germany not allowed to use? Submarines & aircraft 19 of 32 How many boats could the Navy build? 6 20 of 32 What couldn't Germany join? League of Nations 21 of 32 What was the guilt clause? Germany blamed for starting the war 22 of 32 What was Germany forced to pay? Reparations of £6,600 million 23 of 32 What percentage of industry did Germany lose? 48% 24 of 32 Why did the right wing oppose Ebert's government? Believed that dictatorship resulted in strong army 25 of 32 What did the right wing want? Germany to expand territory & create empire 26 of 32 Who led a rebellion in March 1920? Dr Wolfgang Kapp 27 of 32 What was the rebellion in March 1920 called? Kapp Putsch 28 of 32 How many Freikorps were led into Berlin? 5,000 29 of 32 Why did the army refuse to fight the Freikorps? They were ex-soldiers 30 of 32 Who saved Ebert's government? Industrial workers of Berlin 31 of 32 Why was Berlin brought to a halt in 1920? Workers declared general strike 32 of 32
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