the impact of the first world war on germany
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- the impact of the first world war on germany
- the social impact
- 2 million soldiers killed and 6.3 million injured
- inflation and tight wages meant living standards fell 20-30 %
- food and fuel shortages exacerbated the impact of the Spanish flu
- the impact of impending defeat
- atutumn of 1918 - there was shock that germany will be defeated in the war
- this caused a revolution and the stab in the backtheory
- atutumn of 1918 - there was shock that germany will be defeated in the war
- the economic impact
- more money was printed, which led to inflation
- the mark declined in value by 75% (1913-1918)
- taxation contributed to 16% of the war cost
- german agricultire was not mobalised, causing food shortages
- more money was printed, which led to inflation
- the social impact
- the economic impact
- more money was printed, which led to inflation
- the mark declined in value by 75% (1913-1918)
- taxation contributed to 16% of the war cost
- german agricultire was not mobalised, causing food shortages
- more money was printed, which led to inflation
- the political impact
- the impact of the first world war on germany
- the social impact
- 2 million soldiers killed and 6.3 million injured
- inflation and tight wages meant living standards fell 20-30 %
- food and fuel shortages exacerbated the impact of the Spanish flu
- the impact of impending defeat
- atutumn of 1918 - there was shock that germany will be defeated in the war
- this caused a revolution and the stab in the backtheory
- atutumn of 1918 - there was shock that germany will be defeated in the war
- the social impact
- at the start of the war Germany appeared politically unified behind the war effort
- a political truce (burgfrieden) was announced
- hindenburg and lundendorff running country 'silent dictatorship'
- military exacerbated political and social tentions
- discontent from the war ledto reichstag vote in 1917 for 'peace revolution'
- war saw formation of comunist sparticist league- they wanted social revolution and end to the war
- huge strikes occurred in 1917 and 1918 because of the discontent of that war
- war saw formation of comunist sparticist league- they wanted social revolution and end to the war
- the impact of the first world war on germany
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