20th century Modern Art - The First World War - End of
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When and how did WW1 end?
- WW1 ended at 11:00 AM, on November 11th, 1918.
- The War ended with an armistice, which is not the same as a peace.
Which significant event, which was also one of the key factors for the armistice and end of WW1, happend in 1918-1920,
- The influenza pandemic (1918-1920).
- Also called the Spanish Flu.
- Infected 1/3 of the total global population.
- Millions of casualties.
What can you tell about the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
- Representatives of Germany signed a peace treaty in Versailles.
- Peace without victory.
- Germany humiliated and had to pay a enormous amounts of money to France and Brittain.
- This sowed the seeds for what was to become WW2.
- The sentiment in Germany was that they didn't lose the war, and felt betrayed by the Weimar Republic's government that let Germany be humiliated by the Allied forces.
- War wasn't fought in Germany and propaganda news was quite optimistic about the war during WW1 in Germany.
- --> Few witnesses of the horror of WW1 in Germany, did not know that they were losing.
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What can you tell about the Weimar Republic.
- Name for Germany from 1918-1933.
- Established after the German Revolution of 1918-1919.
- Germany became a republic and got rid of its emperor.
- Ended in 1933 when Adolf Hitler took over.
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