Kaiser Wilhelm the second

• Who was the kaiser and what could he do

  The kaiser was a hereditary monarch head of state he could :

  • appoint the chancellor and dismiss him and the ministers
  • dismiss reichstag
  • controlled foreign policy
  • commander of armed forces
• Who were the army what could they do ?

  • swore oath allegiance to kaiser
  • hughest rank advised kaiser ( could be political )
  • officers upper class and usually right wing / conservative
  • depended on Reichstag for funding every 5 yrs
• Who was the Chancellor ( chief minister ) what could he do ?

  -responsible to kaiser

  • appointed minsters to aid gov policies
  • led Bundesrat and proposed laws and topicsn
  • could ignore reichstag
• Who were the Bundesrat and what did they do ?

  • Representative from 25 state
  • Consulted kaiser and chancellor about gov policies
  • proposed laws then sent to reichstag and then approved by them
• Who were the Reichstag ( parliament )what did they do ?

  -made up from member elected by universal male suffrage in a secret ballot normally every three years

  • passed amended or rejected laws proposed by Bundestag and chancellor
  • could pass r reject fund to military
• What was the state of Germany in 1971 ?

  • German speaking states united go form Germany and Prussia the most powerful were made kaiser , they valued militarism
• Who was kaiser in 1888?

  kaiser Wilhelm 11
• what were withers belief and aims

  • Wanted Germany to rival Britain as the most powerful country ( weltpolitik ) and pushed for more power overseas
  • strong belief in militarism often went to them for advice
  • believed it was his destiny to rule ( little regard for reichstag )
• Chancellors under kaiser Wilhelm 2 ?

  Caprivi 1890 -94

  hohenlohe 1894-1900

  budlow 1900-09

  bethman holloweg 1909-17
• What was the time where Germany industrialisation skyrocketed ?

  1890-1913
• Which industries were benefited by industrialisation ?

  • coak industries rivalled Britain’s by1914
  • iron and steel better ( more railways trains and ships )
  • 1914 outproducing europe in electrical goods and chemicals
• Bad impacts of industrialisation in Germany ?

  • Rapid urbanisation disease out broke and living conditions were not good
  • gaps between social class grew
  • food expensive
  • antisemitism grew as foreigners increased from Eastern Europe
• when was socialism growing in Germany ? And why was this bad ? Who were the spd

  1871-1890

  was feared by ruling and middle class and made it hard for kaiser to pass laws

  social Democratic Party and had been winning most votes fomm1890 . 1912 held most seats in reichstag
• What were some of Social reform efforts made to improve worker conditions?

  1891 under thirteens and women working over eleven hours a day was banNed as well as business running on Sundays

  old age and welfare pensions were given

  1900 industrial courts were made compilasary in 20000+ town s
• what happened in 1897

  kiaser appointed admiral von Tripitaka naval secretary
• Who were the navy league and what were their aims ?

  patriotic group

  aimed to popularise navy and naval expansion

  had over 200000 members

  tirpitz set it up
• Struggles of parliament with Wilhelmina the second

  Growth of plarliamentarh goverment meant some held back in laws as people often disagreed with him
• Porbelems with navy laws with Wilhelm the second ?

  Some members of reichstag opposed abit needed a lot of money to fund

  angry leaders disapproved of navy laws as they believed navy was growing at their expense
• Issues with industrialisation with kaiser Wilhelm The Second ?

  Created social issues

  poor working environments

  immigratik

  growth in socialism
• Issues with Prussian militarism With kaiser wilhem the second ?

  ge often sort advice from them which could sometimes lead to uses

  maintaining and growing the size of the military was costly
• Socialism issues with kaiser Wilhelm the second ?

  Kaiser and ruling /middle classes feared socialism as the worker could overthrow current system

  spd was gaining support and made it difficult for kaiser o pass legislation he wanted to