Germany 1890 - 1918 Flashcards
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Kaiser Wilhelm II stats
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- reigned as kaiser 1890-1918
- impatient reckless intelligent unstable egotistical
- wanted to rule alone and unchecked
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The chancellor and kaiser
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- considered a “head of government “
- appointed by the kaiser
- extremely limited levels of democracy
3
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The German empires lands
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- large and composed of many constitutional states
- Prussia was the largest and dominant state
- covering large parts of modern Poland and Denmark
4
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The Reichtag
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The parliament of the German empire
5
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German industrialism
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- 1913 had even overtaken Britain
- worker underpaid so protested, growing trade unions w riots etc
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Weltpolitik
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The idea to transform Germany into a global power
7
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Germany’s view of ww1
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- very disliked cuz army boats took all supplies like food and medicine
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Social, economic and political problems 1918
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- women took over in factories
- factory owners benefited a lot from the war cutting wages
- Citizens wanted Wilhelm to go
- threat of socialism
9
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End of ww1
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- ## 1918 navy sent to attack British ships and sailors refused cuz didn’t want to fight for wilhelm anymore
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Who took over
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- Friedrich Ebert leader of largest party SPD on a temporary basis
11
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Treaty of Versailles
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- transfer of some territory to countries like France and Poland
- limit of 100,000 men in army
- huge repetitions to be paid
