Impact of WW1 on germany

Starvation

Due to the British Naval Blockade

Spanish flue epidemic of 1917/1918 killed between 20-40 million people

also due to rationing

Average daily consumption was under 1000 calories

Subseqyently, scurvy, dysentry and tuberculosis mounted, aswell as starvation

Starvation

293,000 died because of the shortages the British Naval blockade caused

Stab in the back myth

Ebert Groener Pact and revolution from above

This led to hatred of Wiemar politicians

Dubbed the November Criminals

Laid shaky foundations for Wimar constitution

Spartacist Uprisaing 1919

Kapp Putsch 1920

Inflation

Large amount of spending during the war on munitions and artillery

led to debt and inflation

middle class lost savings as hyperinflation mounted

People had to work longer hours to make end meet - reducing quality of life

Also caused by increase public spending that had to occur for war veterans who could no longer work and required a pension

death toll

293,000 died because of starvation

2 million killed by war

People felt their loved ones lives were in vain

Wanted a scapegoat to blame suffering on

Extremist uprisings: Kapp Putsch and Spatacist uprising

Felt ashamed to be German

Anger

Fearful of the impending Treaty of Versailles

Creation of the Weimar republic

Ludendorf blame shift

Ebert Groener pact

Kaiser abdication

6 million casualties caused by WW1