Why did Germany lose the first World War?
A brief summary of the factors leading to Germany's loss in the first World War. Will be good to print and add notes to - largely copied from Layton's edexcel book!
- Created by: Mar
- Created on: 30-04-13 02:29
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- WWI: Why did Germany lose the war?
- The failure of the Schleiffen Plan
- Battle of Marne
- British convoy
- Failure of alternative strategies
- Submarine warfare
- Attrition
- Submarine warfare
- USA entry into war
- British convoy system
- The final German offensive
- Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- US troops
- 'Black day' for the army
- Limitations of the Germany economy
- Banks and export industries disrupted
- Difficulty producing raw materials
- Insufficient resources for army
- Problematic in Russia's winter
- British naval blockade
- Strength of the allies
- Geographical advantage - Germany surrounded
- Aid from USA
- War of attrition - who could last the longest with little resources?
- The failure of the Schleiffen Plan
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