The Second Reich - Economy

Question 0

The production of what material went up 19 times between 1880-1910?

Answer 0

Steel

Question 1

How much more electricity did Germany produce than GB/France/USA combined during the Second Reich? (Percentage)

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

What sector of the economy decreased in employment but increased in yield and why?

Answer 2

Agriculture, due to modernisation.

Question 3

Junkers who did not modernise often still survived - true or false?

Answer 3

False - they often went bankrupt. The Junkers who modernised enjoyed high profits.

Question 4

Germans produced around double of what the USA did of what agricultural product?

Answer 4

Potatoes!

Question 5

What % of the population moved to the cities during the Second Reich?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

The German population was 40.9 million in 1870. What was it in 1910?

Answer 6

65 million.

Question 7

By how many times did railway length increase between 1870-1910?

Answer 7

Three times.

Question 8

What industry was second best only to Britain in 1908?

Answer 8

Ship building

Question 9

Socialism becomes more popular and the SPD the largest party in the Reichstag in the second reich due to what economic event?

Answer 9

Industrialisation