Sect 1- Establishment of the Weimar republic 1918-24

when did the Kaiser dismiss chancellor Bismarck

1890

who played a big role in leading Germany into war

the kaiser

how much did industrial output fall by between 1914-18

40%

Other problems in Germany at the time of the war

• 1000 calories a day → extreme food shortages

• 35% of all trade through the black market → reported

• 1915- end of the war → due to fuel shortages Germans were forbidden to drive a car

What did Ludendorff realise at the end of the war

• the only way to avoid humiliating defeat was to ask for an armistice

• the first step was to appoint max of baden as new german chancellor → shift blame

What political effect did ww1 have on Germany

less support for the Kaiser

What political effect did ww1 have on Germany

Increase in Radicalism

What political effect did ww1 have on Germany

• largest party SPD got split up into USPD and the SPD

• because the members of the uspd (more left) weren’t agreeing with Ebert’s policy on supporting the war efforts

What political effect did ww1 have on Germany

The millitary had increased control over the govt

worsened geoploitical relations

What social effect did ww1 have on Germany

Real Earnings fell 20-30%

What social effect did ww1 have on Germany

293k died by 1918

What social effect did ww1 have on Germany

disease more widespread

What economic effect did ww1 have on Germany

mark lost 75% of value

What economic effect did ww1 have on Germany

£8.394 billion in costs