Germany Pre 1918 & the end of WW1

1. What was Germany like
Pre1918?
Learning Objectives:
• To understand keywords for the Germany Unit
• To identify the key characteristics of the German nation
and its people pre-World War I
• To develop a profile of Kaiser Wilhelm?
How did we let this
happen?

2. LO: To
understand
keywords for
the Germany
Unit
Starter: Match the Key words to
the definitions
Kaiser
Autocracy
Abdicate
Democracy
Republic
Constitution
Weimar Republic
President
Friedrich Ebert
Reichstag
Chancellor
Dictator
Fuhrer
To give up the throne
A country not governed by a monarch
A set of rules on how a country is run
The German parliament
The German Prime Minister
King
Head of state and government
When just 1 person has all the power
A government that is elected
First President of the Weimar Republic
The government in Germany after WW1
Someone who rules anyway they like
What Hitler called himself

3. Germany Pre
1918
LO: To identify the key
characteristics of the
German nation and its
people pre-WW I
What makes a country great?

4. Germany Pre
1918
LO: To identify the key
characteristics of the
German nation and its
people pre-WW I
Research – Application - Prioritizing Information
Using the internet / textbook to help you explain why
Germany was a great nation pre 1914.
Which factor is the most important in making a nation
great?
Diet & Welfare
Industry
Was German a
great country?
Education
Government
Empire
Art & Culture

5. The Creation of
Germany
LO: To identify the
key characteristics
of the German
nation and its
people pre-WW I
• Before 1871 the area we
call Germany had been
made up of many separate
states, Prussia was the
largest and strongest and
united all these German
states into the German
Reich (empire).
• From 1888 Kaiser Wilhelm II
was in charge and he had
a lot of power, he could
appoint or dismiss the
Chancellor and get rid of
the parliament (Reichstag)

6. Who was Kaiser
Wilhelm II?
LO: To identify the
key characteristics
of the German
nation and its
people pre-WW I
• You are a secret agent for
the British Government and
have been commissioned to
write a profile of the Kaiser.
o Background
o Personal Qualities
o How did he run
Germany?
Write all your key points down as individual
bullet points