[Lolly]

Please could you help me on

'why the Germans surrendered in ww1'

thanks Lolly

[Mrs Faithorn]

You have posted the same question twice, Lolly. I have answered your question in the '13 and under' section.

[kelly-ann ryan]

could u please help me i am trying so hard to do my project and this is my last bit of it and i have found some reasearch out but not it all because the internet is not telling me anything abut the fact why germany lost the war if you could please help me thank youxxxx

[MrJohnDClare]

Try:

http://www.socyberty.com/History/Why-did-G...d-War-One.14354 (best)

http://wiki.answers....ose_World_War_1 (simple single idea)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...14114953AAumJbf (lots of different ideas, from the sensible to the silly)

http://www.blacksaca...ntent/3497.html (a little academic)

[Mr. D. Bryant]

Lolly, on Jan 22 2004, 04:22 PM, said:

Please could you help me on
'why the Germans surrendered in ww1'
thanks Lolly

I have put an answer here to help anyone who finds this on a forum search.

This thread gives examples of some factors to consider, as well as advice on how to write one type of essay on this subject.

If this is not enough, here is a little more to build on:

There is still a lot of debate as to why the Germans lost the First World War. Some historians argue that Germany was brought down from within, the Allied blockade leading to food and raw material shortages. This led to social and industrial unrest, eventually pushing the German generals into getting rid of the Kaiser and surrendering to avoid a revolution.

Other historians argue that Germany was steadily weakened by years of attritional warfare. The failure of the March Offensive damaged the morale of the German troops and the Germans eventually lost the will to win.

There is a view that says the entry of the Americans into the war was decisive. Certainly, US industrial strength made an Allied victory much more likely. However, their troops did not join the fighting in large numbers until the summer of 1918.

Other people argue that new weapons, such as the tank, helped bring about the defeat of Germany on the battlefield. Although tanks did become more effective, they were still far from being a war-winning weapons, even in late 1918. The Germans had managed to come up with methods to defeat tanks from fairly early on.

In reality, all these factors were important, not forgetting the fact that, led by the troops of the British and Imperial forces, the Allies inflicted a series of defeats on the Germans from August 1918 onwards. So, a good answer might consider all the above factors.