Development 1890-1914 Flashcards
What did Caprivi’s Prussian school Bill do?success of failure?
Restored church privileges. Failure. This alienated some political parties
Why did Hohenlohe’s concentration policy fail?
Polarised Germany
When was the anti-subversion bill thrown out of the Reichstag?
1895
What is Hohenlohe’s and Bulow’s Weltpolitik
Colonial expansion
Unite people to overcome Reichstag problems
What is Hohenlohe’s Summlungspolitik
Aligning parties against socialism
Divided Germany to favour the kaiser of socialists.
What was the Bulow Block?
Correlation party between parties that supported the Weltpolitik
How many seats did the Bulow block get in 1907?
216
How did the 1907 election cause problems for Bulow?
The Centre party wanted to oppose him
What was the Eulenburg affair?
a scandals within members in Wilhelm II’s govt having homosexual relations
What newspaper did the Chancellor state that Germany was anti-British?
The daily Telegraph
How did Benthmann-Hollwig try to reform the Prussian Parliament? Success or failure?
Change three class voting system in 1910
Defeated by progressive who thought it was not fair enough, and conservatives.
What was the Erfurt Affair?
SPD manifesto
How much did it cost to increase the size of the German army in 1913?
435 million RM
How did the Chancellor fund the increase in the size of the German army in 1913?
Defence taxes were increased
What was the national debt in 1913?
490 million RM
How many votes of no confidence that the Chancellor received after the Zabern affair?
293
What did they say about affair suggest about the government and the military
Culture of militarism
What were economic associations of similar trade is called?
Cartels
How much did Germany’s population increase from 1871 to 1914?
50 million
Describe three reasons for German economic development
Growth in agriculture
Growth in industrialism
Unification
Name one German entrepreneur from 1871 to 1914?
Benz
What was the GNP share for both agriculture and industry in the 1880s?
Agriculture was 40%
Industry was 35%
What was the GNP share for both agriculture and industry in the 1914?
Agriculture 25%
Industry was 45%
What two groups make up the elites?
Junkers and new industrialists
What was the average life expectancy for a factory worker in the 1880s?
23
Give one reason why life got harder for peasants?
There was a higher demand for mechanical and chemical products
How much of the population live in cities in 1890?
47%
Give one way in which life improved for the workers
Higher employment rates
How much of the German banking system was owned by Jews in 1880s?
45%
Which right-wing pressure group was partially anti-Semitic?
Pan German league
What was the name of the umbrella organisation that campaign for women’s rights?
BDF
What was the woman’s question?
Women being promiscuous
Why were some women worried about women’s influence?
Female exploitation
What was the name of the military plan to invade through Belgium to attack France?
Schliefen plan
What year was the war council held?
1912
Why did the war council cause tension?
No peoples representatives were allowed to attend, Willhelm II saw it as ‘too important‘.
What was Caprivi’s tariff reforms? Success or failure?
It reduced agriculture protectionism, made grain producers bitter and frustrated. Failure
What was the national debate 1913?
The Zabern affair, where in alsance-Lorraine civilians were imprisoned after an incident.
What was Caprivi’s Army Bill? Success or Failure?
Chief of staff calling for an increase in army reserves. Managed to convince reichstag with Septinnial law. Success
Why did Caprivi resign?
Wilhelm II withdrew Prussian School Bill
Wilhelm II wanted an Anti-Socialist Subversion Bill, then he resigned in 1894
Caprivi was an independently minded chancellor.
What was Hohenlohe’s Navy Law.
Increased naval subsides.
Promoted by kaiser
What was Bulow’s tariff reform? When was it instated? Success or failure?
reversal of caprivi’s tariff reduction.
Creates steel and rye alliance with the junker class
unpopular with working class people
Why did Hohenlohe resign?
A disagreement between the chancellor and kaiser over colonial policy provided the chancellor with an excuse to resign in 1900
Why did Bulow Resign?
Damaging interview with the daily telegraph and chancellors reaction to it resulted in his resignation in 1909
When does the SPD become the largest party in the reichstag?
1912
When was the Pan-German League established?
1891
When was the Agrarian League established?
1893
When was the industrialists League established?
1895
When was the Navy League established?
1898
When was the Imperial League against Social Democracy established?
1904
When was the Army League Established?
1912
Coal production 1871, 1890, 1913
Million’s of tonnes
1871 - 29.4
1890 - 109.3
1913 - 191.5
Name a successful policies of Caprivi
Army bill
Name two successful policies of Hohenlohe
Navy Law
Weltpolitik
Name two successful policies of Bulow
Weltpolitik
Social reforms
Tariff reform
Name two failed policies of Benthmann-Hollwig
Three class voting system change
Name a failed policies of Caprivi
Prussian School Bill
Name a failed policies of Hohenlohe
Summlungspolitik
Name a failed policies of Bulow
Social reform
Tariff reform
What was Caprivi’s social reforms? Success or failure?
increased time workers could get insurance.
Popular with workers
the junker class had to pay more tax for longer.
