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IMPACT OF THE WAR FACTS
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- 1Financial ruin for GER. after WW1?$37,000,000,000
- 2What offensive failed?Ludendorff
- 3'Black day of the German army'?8th August 1918
- 4Why did the conservative elites sought to introduce a more democratic for of government?Stop a revolution
Passing the responsibility for the defeat
Able to sign treaty - 5What happened in September/ October 1918?GER. became democracy
Ersatz Kaiser
Prince MVB becomes chancellor
Socialist & centre ministers appointed - 6November Revolution?Admiral Scheer breakout plan failed
9th Nov. general strike called by SPD.
Prince MVB announced Kaiser abdication.
Ebert becomes chancellor
Groener (army) withdraws support for Kaiser. - 7When was the Ebert- Groener Pact?10th November
- 8When was the armistice?11th November 1918
- 9Der Dolstoss'Stab in the back.'
- 10What happened in Febuary 1919?National assembly drew up constitution.
- 1119th January 1918 what occurred?Constituent elections.
SPD, largest share but no majority. - 12Spartacists Revolt?November 1918 debate
January 1919 spartacists anti-gov. street protests.
Seized government buildings. - 13What was article 48?Allowed the president to rule by decree.
- 14Strengths of the Weimar Republic?Individual rights
education
Pres. Ctrl. army, Reichstag, states.
welfare partisans
democratic.
regular elections. - 15Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic?Ebert- Groener pact meant elites were still in power.
right wing were still in power in courts and other judicial powers.
Threat from communist revolt.
Un-reformed army. - 16What was signed in June 1919?Treaty of Versailles
- 17Reparation bill?1921 £6.6 billion
- 18How many men in the army?100,000
- 19How many men in navy?15,000
- 20Air force?none
- 21What area became De-militarised?Rhineland.
- 22What article made GER. accept the guilt?Article 231
- 23What territory was lost in the East?70,000 km2
Polish corridor.
West Prussia
Posen
Pomerrania.
Memel taken by Lithuania - 24Diktat?Imposed treaty.
- 25Territory lost in West?Belgium took Eupen and Malmedy.
75% of iron core.
68% of ziinc ore
15% of ariable land.
France took Alsace-Lorrane
Denmark took North Schileshig. - 26—
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