The Second Reich - Dates

Question 1

Founding of the Agrarian League

Answer 1

1893

Question 2

First Navy Law (strengthen the navy to protect G’s growing number of colonies and so G could be seen as a ‘World Power’

Answer 2

1898

Question 3

Second Navy Law (proposed to build 38 battleships in 20 years

Answer 3

1900

Question 4

Count Bernhard von Bülow’s Chancellorship

Answer 4

1900-1909

Question 5

Tariff Law introduced (higher duty on imported agricultural products; higher food prices)

Answer 5

1902

Question 6

Sickness Insurance Law

Answer 6

1903

Question 7

Herero Uprising

Answer 7

1904-6

Question 8

Hottentot election

Answer 8

January 1907

Question 9

Reichstag election where the SPD become the largest party

Answer 9

January 1912

Question 10

Reform of Alsace Lorraine constitution (Bethmann-Hollweg; trying to integrate with the rest of Germany)

Answer 10

1911

Question 11

Bethmann-Hollweg’s Chancellorship

Answer 11

1909-1917

Question 12

Bethmann-Hollweg’s Chancellorship (after Bulow resigns)

Answer 12

1909-1917

Question 13

Reichstag passes Army and Finance Bills (increasing size of armed fores)

Answer 13

1913

Question 14

The Zabern Affair

Answer 14

December 1913

Question 15

Alsace-Lorraine is seized by Germany

Answer 15

1871

Question 16

Bismark’s Chancellorship

Answer 16

1871-90