The Impact of the First World War Quiz Questions about the First World War 4.0 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? HistoryA2/A-levelAll boards Created on: 06-06-11 11:59 What does Burgfriede mean? Political Truce 1 of 32 What was the important quite the Kaiser announced on the eve of War? 'I know no parties anymore, only Germans' 2 of 32 What caused German Banks and Exports to be disrupted? Naval Blockades 3 of 32 KRA Meant? War Materials Department 4 of 32 Who Created the KRA? Ratheneau 5 of 32 What was the purpose of the KRA? Overseeing companies incharge of raw materials 6 of 32 What was the name of the company who were in charge of what citizens were allowed to go to War? War Ministry 7 of 32 Why was the cost of war put aside in Germany? Gain it back after they win the war 8 of 32 What percentage of taxation was met by the cost of war 16% 9 of 32 What was the name of the council which was responsible for overseeing food rationing? Nutrition Office 10 of 32 Who was this rejected by? Agricultural Landowners 11 of 32 What was the Auxiliary Service Law? the mobilisation of the entire civilian population for war service 12 of 32 When was it introduced? 1916 13 of 32 What was meant by Total War? forcing Germans to use the power of the state to mobilise economic potential 14 of 32 Why was the Kaiser forgotten during war? Low Self Esteem after Daily Telegraph Affair 15 of 32 Why was Bethmann losing powers as a result? Power built around Kaiser, he wasn't as influential as he once was 16 of 32 Who did Bethmann hire in order to gain popularity? Ludendorff & Hindenburg 17 of 32 How many Germans died in the war? 1.8 Million 18 of 32 Why was 1916 referred to as the Turnip Winter? Lack of Potatoes made, meaning people had to resort to Turnips 19 of 32 What were War Aims? What Germany was going to be like after war 20 of 32 What did Siegfriede mean? Meant a victory peace, where Germany would establish supremacy in Europe 21 of 32 What did the Pan German League want? International Expansion 22 of 32 What group was the Pan German league in? Right Wing 23 of 32 When was the July Crisis? 1917 24 of 32 What was the July Crisis? Where left and right argued and semi resolved issues with what do to after winning the war, peace of expansion? 25 of 32 What did this result in? Polarisation 26 of 32 What group did Ludendorff & Hindenburg Create German Fatherland Party 27 of 32 Who was it led by? Tirpitz & Kapp 28 of 32 What was the group that broke away from the SPD? USPD 29 of 32 How many Strikes were there after 1918 3800 30 of 32 Who organised the strikes Revolutionary Stewards 31 of 32 How many workers were involved in strikes by 1918? 100,000 32 of 32
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