Life in Germany during World War I

History

Annex

During the years before World War I, signals of a more liberal bent began to emerge within Germany. But during the war, Germany suffered a terrible toll--a toll in lives and also in strains that led to extremism on both the political right and left.

After browsing this section, you shall be able to do the following:

Describe the political situation in Germany during World War 1. What impact did the war have on German politics?
Understand the dynamics behind the Saverne Affair.
Comment on domestic criticism of German war policy and how that criticism was voiced by the Independent Social Democratic Party, the Spartacus League, Rosa Luxemburg, and the 1917 worker strikes in Berlin and Leipzig.
Realize the tension between Matthias Erzberger and the Fatherland Party.
Assess the toll World War 1 took on Germany and the rest of the world.