germany before ww1

Question 1

the kaiser’s chief minister (like our prime minister)

Answer 1

chancellor

Question 2

the german kaiser

Answer 2

wilhelm ii

Question 3

state representatives who consulted with the kaiser over new laws

Answer 3

bundesrat

Question 4

the german parliament

Answer 4

reichstag

Question 5

the belief that a country should have strong armed forces

Answer 5

militarism

Question 6

the kaiser could choose to ____ his governments advice

Answer 6

ignore

Question 7

the kaiser made all decisions related to the _____, navy and foreign countries

Answer 7

army

Question 8

the process of building up industry

Answer 8

industrialisation

Question 9

the kaiser wanted to have an industry and navy as strong as

Answer 9

britain

Question 10

they organised strikes to try and force the kaiser to improve working conditions

Answer 10

trade unions

Question 11

by 1913 germany produced more ____ and steel than britain

Answer 11

iron

Question 12

by 1913 germany produced as much ____ as britain

Answer 12

coal

Question 13

the idea that power & wealth could be shared equally among people

Answer 13

socialism

Question 14

what does weltpolitik mean?

Answer 14

• ‘World policy’ - having control over countries in different parts of the world
• kaiser wanted to transform Germany into a world power
• germany started doing what other world powers were doing & took over other nations, most notable in africa

Question 15

Germany wanted their ‘place in the ________’

Answer 15

sun

Question 16

These were raised to pay for the expansion of the German army and navy

Answer 16

taxes

Question 17

Caused by borrowing money to pay for the expansion of the German army and navy

Answer 17

debt

Question 18

All men over this age could vote in elections

Answer 18

25

Question 19

The Kaiser was the grandson of this person

Answer 19

queen victoria

Question 20

Social Democratic Party - believed in socialism

Answer 20

SDP

Question 21

when did the kaiser introduce a series of Naval Laws?

Answer 21

1898 and 1912

Question 22

what did the series of naval laws do?

Answer 22

it saw the german navy rapidly increase in size, and huge sums of money were spent to achieve this and an increase of taxes

Question 23

in industries such as ___________ and ________ german companies dominated europe

Answer 23

electrical goods
chemicals

Question 24

were the workers in the new factories, mines and workshops satisfied?

Answer 24

• no
• wages were low, working conditions poor & food expensive - but factory/business owners getting rich
• more and more working class individuals started joining trade unions & organised strikes in the hope it would force the kaiser and his advisors to improve their conditions

Question 25

how many germans voted for the SDP?

Answer 25

around 1 in 3

Question 26

why is the rise in popularity of socialism important?

Answer 26

• one of the major events in Germany at this time
• was potentially a major problem for government