Germany Surrenders Flashcards

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Give one effect of the British naval blockade on Germany.

It caused starvation among the civilian population.

Give one way the blockade led to unrest in Germany by 1918.

Soldiers and sailors began to mutiny and refuse orders, and there were riots demanding an end to the war.

Why did the Kaiser abdicate in 1918?

Starvation and the effects of the war destroyed confidence in his leadership, and the German people wanted a change of government.

Where and when was the armistice signed?

11 November 1918 (fighting stopped at 11 a.m.), in a railway carriage at Compiègne in northern France, where Foch met the German delegates.

What role did Foch hold from Spring 1918?

Commander-in-Chief of all the Allied armies, under a unified command structure.

Give one contribution of Foch to Germany's defeat.

Unified Allied command let the Allies attack the German salient from three sides and halt the Spring Offensive.

Give one contribution of Haig to Germany's defeat in 1918.

He commanded the British armies in the Hundred Days; they broke through the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918, forcing the Germans into retreat.

What was the Kiel mutiny (November 1918)?

German sailors refused orders to put to sea for a last battle against the Royal Navy; at the naval base of Kiel this became an open mutiny in early November 1918, and unrest spread to other German cities.

When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate, and what replaced his rule?

9 November 1918; Germany became a republic.

Give one term of the armistice of November 1918.

Germany had to withdraw from all the land it occupied.

True or false? The armistice of November 1918 was the peace treaty that ended the war with Germany.

False. The armistice was a ceasefire; the peace terms came later, in the Treaty of Versailles (June 1919).