germany before WW1

Question 1

what power did the chancellor have

Answer 1

the kaisers chief minister
could appoint ministers to help him make policies
led the Bundesrat (federal council)
could ignore the Reichstag

Question 2

what country did germany need to become more powerful than to become the most powerful in the world

Answer 2

Great Britain

Question 3

what were the navy laws and what did they encourage

Answer 3

they were several laws the kaiser passed to grow the german navy
patriotic and nationalist sentiment
created more work for businesses and industries

Question 4

what were the domestic problems of the navy laws

Answer 4

to fund them , the government raised taxes - affected workers
the SDP opposed navy laws as they were so expensive
kaiser began to argue with army leaders - wanted more money for the army not the navy

Question 5

what did the growth of industrialisation lead to

Answer 5

creation of better travel infrastructure - including trains, railways and ships. Meant Germany had better communication lines and trade routes

Question 6

what did the success of German industrialisation attract

Answer 6

immigrants
Germans came to increasingly hate ‘foreigners’ especially the jews

Question 7

what is socialism

Answer 7

the belief that everyone in society should share profits from industry - mainly workers supported this

Question 8

What German word meaning ‘world policy’ describes the Kaiser’s aim to grow the German Empire

Answer 8

welkpolitik

Question 9

which party had the most seats in the Reichstag by 1912

Answer 9

SDP

Question 10

what was the aim of welkpolitik

Answer 10

kaiser wanted Germany to be the most powerful country in the world
kaiser wanted to increase Germanys status by growing the empire
Kaiser was obsessed with being better than Britain - had the largest empire