Wilhelmine Germany: elections

Question 1

Conservative election results

Answer 1

1890: 93
1893: 100
1898: 79
1903: 75
1907: 84
1912: 57

Question 2

National Liberals election results

Answer 2

1890: 42
1893: 53
1898: 46
1903: 51
1907: 54
1912: 45

Question 3

Zentrum election results

Answer 3

1890: 106
1893: 96
1898: 102
1903: 100
1907: 95
1912: 91

Question 4

Social Democrats election results

Answer 4

1890: 35
1893: 44
1898: 56
1903: 81
1907: 43
1912: 110

Question 5

key election dates in this period

6 dates

Answer 5

• 1890
• 1893
• 1898
• 1903
• 1907
• 1912

Question 6

the Hottentot 1907

Answer 6

an election fought on the issue fo support for Bulow’s policy is South-West Africa. the Zentrum and SPD were critical of the government’s imperial policies and forced the election. however a huge campaign agains these two parties, branding them ‘unpatriotic’ and lead them to lose a large amount of votes