Germany before WW1 key dates Flashcards
When was Germany unified into one nation?
1871, after the Franco-Prussian War.
When was Kaiser Wilhelm I crowned as the first German Emperor?
18th January 1871, at the Palace of Versailles.
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II become Emperor of Germany?
1888
When did the German government pass the first Navy Law?
1898, aimed at expanding the German fleet.
When was the second Navy Law passed, doubling the size of the navy?
1900.
By when had Germany built the second-largest navy in the world?
1914, before the outbreak of WWI.
When did Germany introduce old-age pensions as part of social reforms?
1889
When were minimum wage laws and child labour restrictions introduced?
1891
When were arbitration courts for labour disputes created?
1901
When was health insurance extended for workers?
1903.
By when had the Social Democratic Party (SPD) become the largest party in the Reichstag?
1912
When was Admiral von Tirpitz appointed to lead Germany’s naval expansion?
1897.
When did Britain respond to Germany’s naval build-up by launching the Dreadnought battleship?
1906.
When did Prussia defeat France in the Franco-Prussian War?
1870–1871, leading to the unification of Germany.
When was the Scramble for Africa, which influenced Germany’s colonial ambitions?
1885, during the Berlin Conference.
