End of the First World War

Description

Mind Map on End of the First World War, created by maddieisproductive on 11/05/2013.
maddieisproductive
Mind Map by maddieisproductive, updated more than 1 year ago
maddieisproductive
Created by maddieisproductive over 11 years ago
366
0

Resource summary

End of the First World War
  1. Reason why the Allies won
    1. Allies
      1. America entered the war on the allies side, April 6th 1918
        1. Germany was afraid of countless American soldiers on the allies side
          1. More troops boosted morale among allies
          2. Technology
            1. The allies had better technology
              1. Especially towards the end of the war they had better tanks and aircrafts
              2. Tactics
                1. The allies realised sooner than the Germans that trench warfare wasn't affective
                  1. Allies invested in tanks, aircrafts
                2. Reason why the Germans lost
                  1. Exhaustion
                    1. By 1918 an epidemic of influenza had spread
                      1. Germans were hungry (from blockades)
                        1. As a result of starvation millions of German civilians were dying
                        2. Blockade
                          1. The British Naval Policy to blockade Germany cut off supplies
                            1. This caused starvation and exhaustion as little food reached Germany
                            2. Kaiser Wilhelm
                              1. German emperor abdicated 9th November 1918
                                1. The government knew they had to end the war before he abdicated
                                  1. This meant the government surrendered on 11th November
                                Show full summary Hide full summary

                                Similar

                                How to Create A Mindmap
                                PatrickNoonan
                                Cell Structure
                                daniel.praecox
                                2014 GCSE History Exam Paper Setup
                                James McConnell
                                Biology AQA 3.2.5 Mitosis
                                evie.daines
                                How to Develop the Time Management Skills Essential to Succeeding in IB Courses
                                nina.stuer14
                                A2 Ethics - Virtue Ethics
                                Heloise Tudor
                                Exchange surfaces and breathing
                                megan.radcliffe16
                                French diet and health vocab
                                caitlindavies8
                                PSBD TEST # 3
                                yog thapa
                                GCSE REVISION TIMETABLE
                                neharaniga
                                Using GoConqr to teach French
                                Sarah Egan