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The 2nd Reich
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2nd Reich Mind Map
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The 2nd Reich
Von Bülow
Flottenpolitk
Building up of the Navy to rival UK
Justified to protect Empire
Risk Theory - no one would risk attackign as the Naxy is so large
1900 Navy Law - build 38 battleships in 20 years
1906 Navy Law - build Dreadnoughts + widen Kiel Canal
Weltpolitik
Expansion of the Empire through colonies and economic influence
wanted 'a place in the sun'
Limited influence - a few African and pacific colonies
Herero Crisis
Deliberate killing 65,000 of native South West Africans
Caused political crisis - murderous and unrully army, caused political conflict
Reforms
1899 - Old Age and Invalidity Law
1902 - Tariff Law - restored high duty on foreign goods
1903 - Sickness Insurance Law extended
Children's working hours reduced
1907 - Hottentot Election
May 1906 - Centre party + SPD voted against new budget for a new colony railway
To get his own way the Kaiser dissolved Reichstag and called new elections
1908 - Daily Telegraph Affair
1. Kaiser gave an interview to British newspaper saying he wnated closer ties with UK
2.Reichstag objected to foreign policy ideas without consultation
3. Kaiser blamed Bülow for not censoring the interview
4.Kaiser guranteed it wouldn't happen again
5. Contrubuted to Bülow's downfall
Unification
formed 1871
Prussia dominant state
Formed by:
Zollverin Trade Union
Wars
1848 - Shleswig-Holstein
1866 - Austrian-Prussian
1870 - Franco-Prussian
Under Willhelm I
Constitution
25 states, all kept own Government
Created by Bismarck- preserve power of the elite
Kaiser
Controlled Foreign & diplomatic affairs
Controlled the Army
Appointed + dismissed Chancellor
Could dissolve Reichstag
Personality Important
Bundesrat
Upper House of parliment
58 seats - 17 Prussian
Made Laws
3 class franchise electorate
Change Constitution
Reichstag
Lower House of parliment
Mainly dealt with Finance
All men over 25 could vote
Chancellor, military + Kaiser not responsible to Reichstag
Army
Only Responsible to Kaiser
Acted in interest of Kaiser, not the state
Right to declare Martial Law
Prussian elite officers
Chancellor
Responsible to kaiser alone
Appoint + dismiss Secretaries
Could Ignore Reichstag
Difficult to co-op with Willhelm II
Political Parties
Conservatives
Conservatives
Junkers + Prussians
Supported Kaiser, nationalistic
Free Conservatives
Industrialists, wealthy professionals
Supported Bismarck, protectionism
Liberals
National Liberals
Industrialists, middles classes
Supported Kulterkampf, nationalistic
Liberal Progressives
Middle classes
Development of parliment, against Bismarck
Centre Party
Catholics, working classes, lower middle classes
Against Kulterkampf, feared socialism
Social Democrats
Working class, socialists
Marxists + Reformists
Bethmann-Höllweg
1913 - Zabern Affair
1. German Officer insulted locals in Alsace
2. Officer was jeered at in streets
3.locals were imprisoned and a siege began
4.Kaiser saw it as a military matter - sent in reinforcments, prevented Chancellor's involvment
5.Reichstag vote of no confidence ignored by Chancellor
Willhelm II
Preceded by Willhelm I, then Frederick
Came to throne aged 29
Unhappy childhood
Damaged left arm and ear
Believed in Divine Right
Poor decision maker
Did not believe in democracy
Socialist Movement
Banned under Bismarck, 1878-90, did not dampen enthusiasm
1914 - 2.5 million in unions, 400,000 went on strike
1910 - SPD had 720,000 members, 75% working class vote
1912 - SPD was largest party in Reichstag
1891 - Bebel
Work legally to achieve worker ownership of production
rejected co-op with 'bourgeois'
Believed revolution was inevitable
1900 - Bernstein
No crisis of capitalism
Look for reform
SPD should co-op when appropriate
Luxemburg + Liebknecht
Revolution should be considered
Use general strikes
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