Kaiser whilhelm II and the difficulties of ruling Germany Flashcards
Parts of the parliamentary gov
C…- advised the …
B…- made up of … from each …
R…- p… elected by … over 25
K…- could … Gov … and make his own …, he made all … and foreign … decisions
Chancellor- advised the kaiser
Bundesrat- made up of representatives from each state
Reichstag- parliament elected by men over 25
Kaiser- could ignore Gov advice and make his own decisions, he made all military and foreign policy decisions
Kaiser whilhelm II
-spent most of his … in the …
-keen to maintain a … army and … a large …
-took … in leading the …
-strong belief in …
-wanted …. to be a g… p…
—>this idea was know as … meaning “world …”
-spent most of his youth in the army
-keen to maintain a powerful army and build a large navy
-took pride in leading the army
-strong belief in militarism
-wanted Germany to be a global power
—>this idea was know as weltpolitik meaning “world policy”
when did Germany begin to industrialise
Late 1800s
Growth of socialism
-workers were … with low …
-workers joined trade … and organised … to improve … and work …
-by 1914 over … million had joined … unions
-the … Democratic … (..l) was formed and became … among …
-some … took a more … view and … against the … rule
-they wanted … and cities to be … by councils of …
-workers were unhappy with low wages
-workers joined trade unions and organised strikes to improve pay and work conditions
-by 1914 over 3 million had joined trade unions
-the social Democratic Party (SPD) was formed and became popular among workers
-some socialists took a more extreme view and rebelled against the kaisers rule
-they wanted towns and cities to be governed by councils of workers
Socialism meaning
Power and wealth should be shared equally among the people
What is a trade union
On organisations of workers aiming to improve pay and working conditions
What was the SPD and what did it want
-the … Democratic … (SPD) was formed and became … among …
-it believed in …
-it hoped the … would allow the … to make … to improve … right and …
-it disagreed with … and privileged …
-1 in … Germans … for this …
-the social Democratic Party (SPD) was formed and became popular among workers
-it believe in socialism
-it hoped the kaiser would allow the reichstag to make laws to improve workers right and conditions
-it disagreed with power and privileged positions
-1 in 3 Germans voted for this party
Navy laws
What?
-between 18….-19….a series of … laws were …
-… amounts of … were … to increase the size of the …
Why?
-the … wanted a … navy to help … over … and … territory in the … empire
How?
-he increased …
-… was b…
-leading … to be in a lot of …
What?
-between 1898-1912 a series of navy laws were introduced
-huge amounts of money were spent to increase the size of the navy
Why?
-the kaiser wanted a large navy to help take over countries and protect territory in the German empire
How?
-he increased taxes
-money was borrowed
-leading Germany to be in a lot of debt
Summary of kaiser whilhelm II and the difficulties of ruling Germany
-germanys l.. was very … and could … his own …
-from the late …s germanys … expanded and …, by 19…. it was a … economic …
-Germanys … class … and their … and conditions were …
-the new … became … with …, it wanted social .. to … workers …
-the kaiser wanted to expand the German empire so introduce navy laws and used borrowed money to increase the army and navy
-germanys kaiser was very powerful and could make his own decisions
-from the late 1800s germanys economy expanded and industrialised, by 1914 it was a world economic power
-Germanys working class grew and their pay and conditions were poor
-the new SPD became popular with workers, it wanted social reforms to improve workers rights
-the kaiser wanted to expand the German empire so introduce navy laws and used borrowed money to increase the army and navy
