GERMANY 1
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- Germany
- Kaiser Wilhelm
- 1888- Wanted a Weltpolitik which was a world policy to create an Empire and didn't want to be challenged by the Reichstag
- Wilhelm led Germany to WW1
- Impacts of WW1
- Germany began the war well invading France
- The war became a war of attrition and WAR WEARINESS
- There were food shortages, malnutrition and disease
- On the frontline, Germany was at a stalemate and soldiers were suffering in the trenches
- In the Battle of the Somme hundreds of thousands were killed on both sides
- On the frontline, Germany was at a stalemate and soldiers were suffering in the trenches
- There were food shortages, malnutrition and disease
- The war became a war of attrition and WAR WEARINESS
- Germany began the war well invading France
- Impacts of WW1
- Wilhelm led Germany to WW1
- 1890-1914 the economy was boosted with Iron/coal/steel production etc increasing
- Navy Laws- Wilhelm always wanted to rival Britain so in 1898 he went against the SPD to build 7 battleships and after 1900 more naval laws were passed leading to an arms race
- In 1891 he had to introduce the Workers protection act as the SPD had gained popularity in the Reichstag
- 1888- Wanted a Weltpolitik which was a world policy to create an Empire and didn't want to be challenged by the Reichstag
- The end of WW1
- In 1915, 500 women gathered in front of the reichstag and demanded that there men were sent home
- In 1916, 10,000 workers assembled in Berlin to riot
- Naval blockade led to more vulnerability and a deadly flu epidemic killed thousands
- In 1916, 10,000 workers assembled in Berlin to riot
- Post War Germany
- Armistice signed in Nov 1918
- Novermber criminals and the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- Weimar republic formed with Freidrich Ebert (SPD) as leader
- War Guilt- Germany had to admit it was responsible for WW1
- League of Nations- set up to keep world peace but Germany wasn't allowed in
- Novermber criminals and the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- Territories- Germany lost its colonies, Alsace Lorraine and North Shleswig
- Raparations- £66 Billion owed
- WEIMAR
- Democracy
- ARTICLE 48
- Proportional representation
- ARTICLE 48
- Democracy
- WEIMAR
- Armed Forces- 100,000 men, 6 battleships, no tanks/submarines
- Armistice signed in Nov 1918
- In 1915, 500 women gathered in front of the reichstag and demanded that there men were sent home
- Uprising and Extremism
- Spartacist uprising 1919
- Communists tried to take over Berlin so Ebert ordered the Freikorps to stop them
- Karl Leibnecht and Rosa Luxembourg assasinatted
- Communists tried to take over Berlin so Ebert ordered the Freikorps to stop them
- Kapp Putsch
- Leader Wolfgang Kapp led the Freikorps to overthrow Berlin but there were rebellions and it failed
- Red Rising- Once Kapp fled many stayed on strike in the Ruhr so the Freikorps were sent in and killed 1000
- MUNICH PUTSCH 1923
- Hitler interrupted a beer hall and demanded Von Kahr, Seisser and Lossow to join him in riot
- Von Kahr allerted police so they were caught as they marched through Berlin
- Hitler interrupted a beer hall and demanded Von Kahr, Seisser and Lossow to join him in riot
- MUNICH PUTSCH 1923
- Red Rising- Once Kapp fled many stayed on strike in the Ruhr so the Freikorps were sent in and killed 1000
- Leader Wolfgang Kapp led the Freikorps to overthrow Berlin but there were rebellions and it failed
- Spartacist uprising 1919
- Hyperinflation
- The government printed more money to cover its reparations so money was worthless
- Stressemann
- Leader of German Peoples party, Chancellor in 1923 and solved Hyperinflation
- In 1924 he also became foreign minister and improved relations with the Big 3
- Leader of German Peoples party, Chancellor in 1923 and solved Hyperinflation
- Stressemann
- The government printed more money to cover its reparations so money was worthless
- Kaiser Wilhelm
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