“Germany in the First World War 1914-1918”

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In the winter of 1917/18 what were people forced to survive on and what was the name given to the time that happened?
Turnips and it was known as the 'Turnip Winter'
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How many Germans had died from starvation or disease by 1918?
750,000
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What happened by October 1918?
Germany = brink of defeat. Serious food shortages at home and things were bad for Germany army on battlefield.
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9th November 1918
10th November 1918
11th November 1918
Kaiser abdicates
New government formed by SPD (Freidrich Ebert)
Armistice signed- Germany surrender
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What are the 3 effects of WW1?
Germany was virtually bankrupt, war divided society even further and Germany had become more politically unstable
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What is the name given to the people that signed the armistice?
'November Criminals'
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How many Germans had died from starvation or disease by 1918?

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750,000

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What happened by October 1918?

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9th November 1918
10th November 1918
11th November 1918

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What are the 3 effects of WW1?

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