End of the First World War

End of the First World War

1. Reason why the Allies won

   • Allies
     • America entered the war on the allies side, April 6th 1918
     • Germany was afraid of countless American soldiers on the allies side
     • More troops boosted morale among allies
   • Technology
     • The allies had better technology
     • Especially towards the end of the war they had better tanks and aircrafts
   • Tactics
     • The allies realised sooner than the Germans that trench warfare wasn't affective
     • Allies invested in tanks, aircrafts

2. Reason why the Germans lost

   • Exhaustion
     • By 1918 an epidemic of influenza had spread
     • Germans were hungry (from blockades)
     • As a result of starvation millions of German civilians were dying
   • Blockade
     • The British Naval Policy to blockade Germany cut off supplies
     • This caused starvation and exhaustion as little food reached Germany
   • Kaiser Wilhelm
     • German emperor abdicated 9th November 1918
     • The government knew they had to end the war before he abdicated
     • This meant the government surrendered on 11th November