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Why did Germany lose World War One? US Entry of into the War Submarine warfare / Lusitania Zimmerman telegram Interests in Allied victory But: didn’t lead to immediate influx of men and equipment Closing stages of the war Beginning of 1918 - German prospects balanced They would become worse the longer the war lasted So: Ludendorff - final ‘Peace Offensive’ (Friedensturm) 3 initial victories Then Oct 1918 - ‘Black Day’ for Germany - Allied offensive Reasons for Germany’s Defeat Entry of USA into war Collapse of alliances - Bulgaria (Sept), Turkey (Oct), Austria (Oct) October: Naval mutinies at Kiel (fear of full-scale rebellion) Morale conditions terrible: GB naval blockade Also: Entente united under Foch Tanks Failure of Schlieffen Plan SO: Kaiser abdicates, armistice signed The Impact of World War One on Europe The Impact of the War: 1) Political impact 2) Social impact (including emotional impact) 3) Economic impact 4) Destruction of empire What do we already know of the impact? Draw 4 spider diagrams with the titles above and add notes from Collins (201-3) and Wolfson (135-7) * * *