The document discusses the factors that led to the 1918 revolution in Germany. It describes how Germans initially supported World War 1 but became disillusioned as the war dragged on. The blockade imposed severe food shortages and high casualties damaged morale. Soaring war expenditures also strained the economy. Growing unrest over these hardships caused by the war eventually sparked the revolution in late 1918 that overthrew the Kaiser.

1. Why was there a revolution in
Germany in 1918?
Learning Objectives:
• To evaluate the
impact of WW1 on
Germany.
• To practice writing
PEEL paragraphs.

2. ‘There is only one master in this
country… that am I’
• In no more
than 12
words
describe the
type of man
Kaiser
Wilhelm II
was?
padlet.com/rossburrough/kaiser

3. Who was to blame?
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
Create a spider diagrams showing all of the
possible effects that a war can have on a
country.
Effects of War

4. How did Germans feel
about the war?
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
• At the beginning of the war, the Germans
had been convinced they were going to
win a quick victory.
• However, soon they got stuck in a long,
drawn-out conflict with Britain and
France on the Western Front.
• When the USA joined the war in 1917,
the war turned quickly against Germany.
How would this have made the German people
feel?

5. Blockade
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
• The British navy had
blockaded the
German coast for
most of the war,
preventing important
supplies from
entering the country.
• By 1918 there were
serious food
shortages in
Germany.
How would this have made the German people
feel?

6. Casualties
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
GERMAMY
RUSSIA
FRANCE
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
The number of deaths per country
BRITISH EMPIRE
ITALY
TURKE
Y
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.1
during WW1.
How would this
have made the
German people
feel?

7. Money
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
GERMAMY
BRITISH EMPIRE
FRANCE
UNITED STATES
Expenditure in billions of dollars
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
RUSSIA
ITALY
39
38
26
22
21
18
13
5
3
1
by Spring 1919
How would
this have
made the
German
people
feel?

8. Revolution
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
On 9th November
1918, Kaiser Wilhelm
II, the leader of
Germany, abdicated.
Why might he have
done this?

9. Revolution
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
Use page 11 in your text
books to create a
timeline. You will need
to add to this timeline
throughout the unit.
• Google Doc
• TimelineJS
• Timerime
• Tiki Toki

10. Revolution
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
At the end of October
1918, sailors at the
port of Kiel refused to
set out to fight the
British navy.
They marched to Berlin where they were joined by
many unhappy civilians who demanded the
abdication of the Kaiser, who they blamed for
Germany’s defeat.

11. Armistice
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
• Allies prepared to make
peace on conditions:
• Kaiser and Generals must
give up powers
• Power given to the
Reichstag
• Germany went from a
country of autocracy and
became a parliamentary
democracy
How would this have made the German people
feel?

12. Armistice
LO: To
describe the
impact of
WW1 on
Germany
• The Armistice was an agreement
signed by representatives of France,
Great Britain and Germany. It was an
agreement to end fighting as a prelude
to peace negotiations. The Treaty of
Versailles
• The Armistice began at on 11th
November 1918 at 11am (French time)
- the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
of the eleventh month.
• The Armistice took place in Ferdinand
Foch's railway carriage in the Forest of
Compiègne, about 37 miles (60 km)
north of Paris.

13. *History
Skills
Builder* Burger/PEEL Paragraphs
Bun - Point
Salad - Evidence
Meat - Explanation
Bun - Link

14. *History Skills Builder*
Learn to write a PEEL paragraph
LO: To practice
writing PEEL
paragraphs
Point:
What you want to say – the answer to
your question.
Evidence:
Your reason, your proof – give an
example.
Explanation:
Explain your evidence. How does this evidence
show that your point is correct?
Link:
Summary sentence that links back to the
question

15. Why was there a
revolution in Germany?
LO: To
practice
writing PEEL
paragraphs
Write a PEEL paragraph to
answer this question.
P: There was a revolution in Germany because
people were becoming increasingly frustrated with
the War.
E: Provide reasons why people were becoming
unhappy about the war.
E: Explain why these reasons led to a revolution.
L: Therefore there was revolution in Germany
because people were becoming increasingly
frustrated with the War.