Social developments: effect of war on German society; social and cultural changes in Weimar Germany
The First World War tore apart German society, leaving poverty, grief, and resentment behind. The Weimar Republic then brought dramatic cultural freedoms that shocked many traditional Germans.
Real World
The Allied naval blockade of 1914–1918 caused an estimated 750,000 German civilian deaths from starvation and disease — a scale of suffering that turned ordinary Germans against the Kaiser's government and fuelled the 1918 revolution.
Exam Focus
For 'explain' questions on social change, always link the wartime cause directly to the Weimar cultural effect to earn full marks.
Essay Framework
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