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Statistics 1871-1918 Flashcards

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How much coal did Germany increase in production between 1871-1913?

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Went from producing 29.4 million tonnes to 191.5 million tonnes

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How much did Germany’s railway expansion expand between 1890-1913?

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42,000 Km to 63,000 Km

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1878 only a million tonnes of sulphuric acid produced by the world combined, how much did Germany produce in 1907 alone?

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1,402,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid alone

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How much did production of electrical energy increase by between 1901-1915?

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150%

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In 1913 what was the comparison between Germany, the USA and Britain regarding production of electrical goods?

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Germany exported £11 million worth, USA and Britain combined exported £8 million worth of electrical goods

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Comparison of exports and imports in 1890s Germany compared to 1913 Germany

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1890 Germany was buying £200 million worth and selling £153 million worth, by 1913 Germany’s imports rose to £526 million worth, and exporting £495 million worth

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How much did the German mark decrease in value between 1913-1918?

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75%

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How much of the reichstag hated Bismarck by 1881?

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75%

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How much did the SPD seats in the reichstag rise between 1878-1890?

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Went from 9-35, with a party ship of 1.5 million

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When were there conferences outside of Germany regarding socialism?

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Switzerland in 1880 and Denmark in 1883

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In 1890 how many workers belonged to trade unions?

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278000 workers, strike activity increasing escalated

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Why was the reichstag dissolved in 1887?

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Reichstag rejected Bismarck’s 10% increase in taxation to fund the army growth, rejected in 1886, 1887 Bismarck created a war scare crisis to get his way and get his 10% increase passed

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Some examples of the Reichstag gaining power near the 1890s

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Rejection of the Severe Anti Socialist bill and Bill to increase the army by 125,000 men in 1890, didn’t get dissolved due to them getting their voice heard by the new Kaiser

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What did Wilhelm declare in 1891?

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“There is only one man in charge of the Reich, and I will not tolerate any other”

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What were the two bills that got rejected by Hohenlohe in 1894 and 1899?

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1894 Subversion Bill and 1899 Anti union bill, rejected by the reichstag

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When was the Pan German League formed?

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1891

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How many reichstag deputies did the Pan German League have by 1914?

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60 reichstag deputies

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How many votes did the SPD have in 1912?

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Over 4 million votes, was the biggest party in the reichstag and the biggest SPD party in Europe at the time

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How many votes was the “Peace Resolution” passed by in July 1917?

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212 votes to 126, SPD, Zentrum and USPD in favour, conservatives against

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By 1876 how many Catholic parishes were without priests?

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Out of the 4600, 1400 were without priests

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When was the Christian Anti Socialist party formed?

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1878, anti Semitic Party

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What was the size of the army in comparison to that of 1890 in 1914?

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By 1914 the army size was 4 Million men (8 times the size of 1890)

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23
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How much did the real wages increase by between 1895-1913?

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25% increased

24
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By 1914 how many people were covered by the Sickness Insurance act?

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15 million

25
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How many people were insured against accidents by 1914?

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28 million people

26
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How many people received annual pensions by 1914?

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1 million people

27
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What was the average number of workers that would go on strike between 1905-1913?

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200,000 trade union workers would go on strike

28
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How much did the mortality rate go up between 1913-1918?

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50%

29
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What was the comparison of average calories of someone in 1913 to someone in 1916

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In 1913 average calories for a German citizen was 3400 and by 1916 it was an average of 1000

30
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How many soldiers were killed from WW1? (German)

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2 million soldiers were killed

31
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How much did living standards drop by between 1913-1918?

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Roughly 20-30%

32
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What happened to the 13 metre tall figure of Hindenburg?

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90,000 iron and 10,000 steel nails were driven into the base as a fundraiser for the war, by 1915 they had raised over 1.4 million marks for the German war effort

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How many members did the German Fatherland Party have by 1918?

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1.2 million members

34
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How many votes did the SPD have by 1919?

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Over 11 million votes

35
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What did Bismarck try to set up in 1880?

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Try to set up a Reich Council to bypass the reichstag, the scheme was rejected by the reichstag

36
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When were the May Laws?

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1873

37
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What did the May Laws do?

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  • Catholic Education came under state supervision
  • Only those who had studied in Germany and passed a state exam could become a priest
  • Existing priests were made to retrain to prove their loyalty to the state
  • State financial aid to the Catholic Church was ended
  • Prussian Catholics were deprived of certain legal and civil rights
38
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When was Kulturkampf established?

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1871

39
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What did Kulturkampf do?

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  • Zentrum was portrayed as the Reichsfiend
  • Clergy were forbidden from any mention that of politics while preaching
  • May 1872 diplomatic relations with the Vatican were cut off
  • The jesuits were forbidden from preaching and from entering Prussian schools, anti Jesuit campaign gradually spread across the whole of the empire
40
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What were the effects of Kulturkampf

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  • Intensified division
  • Alienated the German Protestants
  • Kept Bismarck tied to a political party that were a hindrance
41
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Why did Bismarck want to end Kulturkampf by 1878?

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  • He wanted a closer relation to Catholic Austria
  • Bismarck’s allies of the Protestant Conservatives had grown increasingly opposed to Kulturkampf as it promoted hostility to religion, he couldn’t afford to lose their support
  • There was a bigger threat of socialism
42
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When was the Septennial Act passed

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1874

43
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When was the Anti Socialist Law passed?

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Denied in 1876, early 1878 but passed in October 1878

44
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What did the Anti Socialist Law do?

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  • Socialist organisations were banned
  • Socialist meetings were banned
  • Socialist publications were banned
  • Police powers were increased meaning the police could search homes on suspicion, break up meetings and censor publications
45
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When was the Sickness insurance act passed?

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1883

46
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When was the Accident insurance act passed?

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1884

47
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When was the Old Age pension scheme passed by?

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1889

48
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When was the Dreikaiserbund?

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1873

49
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What was the Dreikaiserbund

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The league of three emperors with Germany Austria and Russia, designed to alienate France and maintain the status quo in Europe and prevent revolution

50
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How many people died from the Spanish Flu in Germany in 1918?

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Over 1 million

51
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How many Polish and Jewish people did Bismarck expel between 1885-1886?

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34,000

52
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How much did trade unions increase in members between 1891-1913?

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Increased from 344,000 to an estimated 3 million

53
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1871 in comparison to 1910, how many cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants were there?

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Increased from 10 in 1871, to 48 in 1910 towns

54
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Between 1913-1919 how much did the amount of momey owed by the government (national debt) increase by?

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Increased from 5000 million marks to 144,000 million marks

55
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Between 1871-1874 how many seats did the Liberals, Zentrum and Conservatives move by?

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Liberals 125-155
Zentrum 63-91
Conservatives 57-22

56
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Who was Bismarck nearly assasinated by in 1874?

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A Catholic barrel maker

57
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What is an example of Bismarck not being able to control the Liberals?

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They forced him to pass the Septennial Act in 1874 but when he tried to pass a press law that would allow him to prosecute editors that published things he didnt like (went against liberals free speech)

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