Its purpose was to avoid a two-front war by winning victory on the Western Front before dealing with the threat of Russia. It aimed to defeat France within 6 weeks by a massive German offensive in Northern France and Belgium.
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Imperial Germany
The title given to Germany from its unification in 1871 until 1918.
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany's policy of attacking all military and civilian shipping in order t sink supplies going to Britain
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Kaiser
Emperor. The last Kaiser of Germany was Wilhelm II 1888-1918.
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Putsch
German term for "uprising".
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Autocracy
A system where one person has absolute rule.
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Constitutional Monarchy
Where the monarch has limited power within the lines of a constitution.
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"Stab in the back" myth
The distorted view that the army had not really lost WW1 and that unpatriotic groups such as Socialists and Jews, had undermined it.
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Reichstag
The German parliament.
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Soviet
A Russian word meaning an elected council.
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Bolsheviks
Followers of Bolshevism - Russian communism.
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Coalition government
Usually formed when a party does not have an overall majority in parliament; it then combines with more parties and shares government positions.
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Socialist republic
A system of government without a monarchy that aims to introduce social changes for collective benefit
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Soviet republic
A system of government without monarchy that aims to introduce a communist state organised by the workers councils and opposed to private ownership
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Proletariat
The industrial working class
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Freikorps
Means "free corps" who acted as paramilitaries. They were right wing nationalist soldiers
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Weimar Republic
Took its name after the first meeting of the National Constituent assembly in Weimar.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The title given to Germany from its unification in 1871 until 1918.
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Imperial Germany
Card 3
Front
Germany's policy of attacking all military and civilian shipping in order t sink supplies going to Britain
Back
Card 4
Front
Emperor. The last Kaiser of Germany was Wilhelm II 1888-1918.
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