1890-1914 Flashcards
Facts
In what ways did Wilhelm cause aggravation with Britain? (2)
1894, refused to compromise with Britain over Samoan Islands.
Challenged Britain’s Congolese Treaty.
What were the four chancellors under KWII?
- Caprivi 1890-94
- Hohenlohe 1894-1900
- Bulow 1900-09
- Hollweg 1909-17
Whose advice did the Kaiser prefer over his Chancellors? (3)
Holstein
Eulenberg
Tirpitz
What German newspaper circulated the government’s case?
‘North German General Newspaper.’
What were two pressure groups that exerted influence for Weltpolitik?
Pan German League
Navy League
What measures were included in Caprivi’s 1891 ‘New Course’? (3)
- Sunday work was prohibited.
- Employment of children U13 forbidden.
- Courts established to arbitrate in industrial disputes.
What economic act Caprivi pass?
1892 Tariff Reform of 1879 Tariff Act
What did the 1892 Tariff Reform of 1879 Tariff Act do?
Tariffs on agricultural imports were reduced in return for favourable rates for German manufactured goods
Who opposed Caprivi?
Why?
The Agrarian League
Argued for subsides, import controls and minimum prices to protect German farmers
What bill did Caprivi propose that alienated both the right and left?
Why?
1893 Army Bill
Reduced period of military service to 2 years
Increased peacetime army to 84,000
Why did Caprivi resign?
Due to his failure to pass anti-socialist legislation, he lost confidence of Kaiser
What events worried the Kaiser about socialism?
1893, SPD won 44 seats
1894, French President stabbed by anarchist
What did Hohenlohe state about his power?
He was a ‘straw doll’ for Kaiser
What action did Hohenlohe take against socialism 1894-5? (2)
SPD leaders put on trial
Prussians suspected of sympathising with Socialism lost their jobs
Who was Bulow’s Interior Minister that resumed Caprivi’s New Course?
Posadowsky
What action did Posadowsky take to resume Caprivi’s ‘New Course’?
1900 - extended accident insurance
1901 - industrial courts compulsory in all large towns
1903 - extension of prohibition on child labour
What action did Bulow take that pleased Junkers and annoyed SPD?
1902 Tariff Law (moved tariffs to pre-1892 levels)
What did Bulow unsuccessfully propose in 1905?
Increase in indirect taxes + inheritance tax (to fund army, navy and colonialism)
What happened due to the German gov’s brutal handling of Herero uprising 1904-5?
1906, Centre Party allied with SPD to vote against gov’s proposals for extra funds for colonialism
What was the result of the 1907 ‘Hottentot’ election?
SPD faced disaster, lost 38 (almost half) their seats
Conservative, pro-gov, parties succeeded
Conservatives, Free Conservatives and NLs formed ‘Bulow Bloc’