Name all the war deaths with stats | 1) 2million men died 4 million injured
2) 600,000 women widowed
3) 763,000 died from starvation |
How was economy crippled during ww1 | 1) The industrial production in 1918 was only 2/3 of that in 1913
2) The average wage in 1918 was only 60% of that in 1913
3) Debt increased from 50billion to150billion
4) Inflation, Germany printed more money to fund war which led to price of mark falling |
On 28th sept 1918 which two people told the kaiser that germany would be defeated | Hindenburg and Ludendorff |
what happened on the 28th of october 1918 | Kaiser lost the support of his army, the kiel mutiny they stopped taking orders from the kaiser |
What happened on the 9th of November | Lost support of his advisors which meant he was forced to abdicate |
When was the German republic born | 10th nov 1918 and Ebert became the leader |
What happened on the 11th of November | Ebert signed armistice which led to German citezens feeling stabbed in the back and also known as nov criminals. |
Why did the workers resent business owners | Because big armament business owners profitted from the war while their wages fell by 60% |