History A-Level
The social legacy of total war
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The First World War profoundly impacted German society, exacerbating class divides, causing severe food shortages and leaving millions of widows and disabled veterans reliant on state welfare.
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- 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – Empire to democracy, 1914–1929 (AQA A-Level)
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