Chapter one, Kaiser Wilhelm Flashcards

Ruling Germany

1
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What is Bundesrat

A

Representatives from each state

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2
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what is reichstag

A

Parliament of elected mps

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3
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When did industrialisation begin

A

late 1800s

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4
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why did workers become more socialist

A

low wages and working conditions of industrialisation

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5
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how many workers in trade unions by 1914

A

3 million

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6
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why were new naval laws introduced

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to better rival Britain, expand the empire and protect the country

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7
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when were new naval laws introduced

A

between 1898 and 1912

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8
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what is socialism

A

tje belief that wealth and power should be shared equally among the people

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9
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how many people voted for the SPD before ww1

A

one in three

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10
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how were the navy laws funded

A

increased taxes and borrowed money

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11
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what is weltpolitik

A

world policy - an imperialistic idea of becoming a world super power

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12
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who were germans ally

A

Austria

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13
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who was Britains allies

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france, russia, belgium, serbia and later USA

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