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germany growth of democracy
kaiser wilhelm 2 and ruling germany
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when did Germany unify?
1871
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what was the unification of
Germany
?
German combining its separate states
to form
one united nation
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what was the most powerful
state?
Prussia
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who led the
unification?
-Prussian army
generals/
army
officers and tactics led new army
-Prussian
ruler
Wilhelm
1 became kaiser
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how
did being kaiser work?
-autocratic
rule
-ruled
all states
-power
to overrule gov and use own ideas
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What was the
Bundesrat
?
Representatives
from each state of
Germany
upper house
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What was the
Reichstag
?
the
lower house
of the German parliament
with
elected
officials
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what was the
chancellors
role?
chief
minister
adviser
to
kaiser
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who was
kaiser
Wilhelm 2?
king of Germany during ww1
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when was kaiser Wilhelm in power?
1888-1918
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what was
Wilhelm
like as a leader?
-wanted army and
navy
to
rival Britain's
-was from
Prussia
and believed country should have strong
military
-wanted Germany to be
global
power and to expand
empire
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what was the influence of
Prussia
on the
military
?
army led by Prussian officers
-dominant within German society and politics
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how was the
significance
of the army enforced?
-army members had
high social status
and were recognised as
superior
in society
-state run schools emphasised
military
education
-children grew up with ideas of
authoritarian
,
prussian
militarism
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