1871-1890 economy

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

• Raw materials
• Flat land
• Rivers

Question 2

German rivers

Answer 2

Rhine and Danube

Question 3

Where was coal and iron located

Answer 3

Coal in the Ruhr, Iron and potash in Alsace Lorraine

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

41 million in 1871 – grew to 49.7 million by 1891

Question 5

Education (government)

Answer 5

• School overtook church supervision

- 1871, more science grads from Munich than England all together

Question 6

Banks

Answer 6

– Free from state control, invested in industrial research, trade and development
-49 banks founded in Prussia

Question 7

Cartels

Answer 7

5 biggest dyestuff companies were responsible for 90% of total output by 1911.
-Only possible from looser gov. law

Question 8

No. Cartels by 1911

Answer 8

600 cartels by 1911, doubled since 1900

Question 9

No. Cartels 1875-1887

Answer 9

Increased eightfold

Question 10

Policy

Answer 10

• Currency reform 1871 (762 million marks into the economy)
• Unification - domestic free trade
• Bismarck’s tariffs - grain and livestock

Question 11

New industry (1913)

Answer 11

By 1913, 90% of dyes for British army uniforms were supplied by German dye companies
-£11 million electrical exports, £8 million US+UK Combined