G - 1871-1914

Question 1

Time Bismarck ruled for

Answer 1

26 years

Question 2

Population of the country which were Catholics

Answer 2

37%

Question 3

Implemented restrictions on atholics - retraining, civil marriage etc

Answer 3

May Laws (1873)

Question 4

Seats won by the Zentrum in 1877

Answer 4

93

Question 5

Protectionist election date

Answer 5

1878

Question 6

Law that banned TU, meetings, publications (1878)

Answer 6

Anti-Socialist Law

Question 7

Poles and Jews expelled between ‘85-‘86

Answer 7

34,000

Question 8

Socialist activists arrested in 1880

Answer 8

15,000

Question 9

Number of people voting for the SPD between 1878-1890

Answer 9

x2

Question 10

State Socialism

Answer 10

medical (1883), accident (1884) insurance, old age pensions (1889)

Question 11

% of the Reichstag hostile to Bismarck’s policy by ‘81

Answer 11

75%

Question 12

Bill Bismarck expected to fail in 1890

Answer 12

Severe Anti-Socialist law

Question 13

Nickname for the Kaiser’s lack of domestic interest

Answer 13

Reisekaiser

Question 14

End to anti-socialist law and social reforms, recognising TU’s, reduction in working hours etc.

Answer 14

‘New Course’

Question 15

Date the army budget was reduced

Answer 15

1893 - to 5 years

Question 16

Bills the Kaiser couldn’t pass

Answer 16

Subversion Bill (1894)
Anti-Union Bill (1899)
Prison sentences for strikes

Question 17

New tariff law - Bulow

Answer 17

1902

Question 18

Legislation from socialist pressue

Answer 18

Secret ballot - 1904
Establishment of lower class Reichstag deputies (1906)