Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Flashcards
What was the German parliament called
The reichstag
What were the 4 parts of the reichstag
Kaiser
Chancellor
Reichstag
Bundestat
What were the roles of the kaiser
Rules like a kind
Personal control of the army
Appoints and dismissed the chancellor
Can dissolve reichstag at any time
What was the role of the chancellor
Runs the government and proposes new laws
Doesn’t need support of reichstag to stay in power
Who was the reichstag selected by
Members of the public every 3 years
What types of change did Germany experience
Economic and social
What changed about Germans economy in the years of 1890-1914
They expanded massively and production of coal and iron doubled
What were the positives and negatives about Germany going through industrialisation
P = new jobs created and population grew especially the working class which helped them to play a bigger part in society N = working class grew but that resulted in lots of poor working conditions for them and they wanted better representation
What party and political ideology grew when Germany went through industrialisation and why was this
Social Democratic Party
Socialism because it promoted equality and public ownership of industry
Why was the rowdy of socialism bad for kaiser Wilhelm
He feared it because he though the social Democratic Party would have a revolution to over throw parliament and destroy the class system
What were kaiser wil helms strong beliefs
Germany was to be a world power and to stick to a traditional class system with no democracy
What is militarism
A system the wilhelm adopted which was the strengthen germanys military and it would increase Germany’s influence
