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what are features of a democracy?
elected representatves
freedom of speech
freedom of press
what are features of a dictatorship?
autocracy
censorship
propaganda
indoctrination
when did wilhelm ii become kaiser?
1888
what is kaiserreich?
1890-1914
what is weltpolitik?
kaiser's world policy
who was otto von bismark?
chief minister for germany during 1870s and 1880s
who were the 4 chancellors after bismark?
caprivi
hohenlhohe
bulow
bethmann-hollweg
what is the name of the german parliament?
reichstag
what was the role of the reichstag ?
discuss new laws
had little power
what was the role of the bunderstrat?
representatives from each state sent to consult with kaiser
kaiser could ignore advice
how was the kaiser picked?
ruled after his father
how was the chancellor picked?
picked by kaiser
how did power shift when wilhelm ii came to power?
ministers lost power
why did the kaiser want an empire?
jealousy of britain and france
describe 2 problems with the foreign policy goals of the kaiser wilhelm ii
tension with britain because he was building a navy because he wanted to be a more powerful country (concerning britain)
wanted a large empire to compete with big powers in the world (concerning other large powers)
what's the difference between left and right wing?
left - progressive right - traditional
what was the impact of the rise of socialism?
scared wealthy land owners
what was the impact of industrialisation?
urbanisation (people moving to cities with poor conditions
what was the impact or urbanisation?
workers joining trade unions and striking for improved conditions
rise of poverty
poor working conditions; long working hours with profits going to businessmen
improved standards of living
what is want by "killing socialism with kindness"
bismark introduced social reforms (old age pensions
what was the impact of the naval laws introduced by von tirpitz in 1898-1912?
imperialistic attitudes and support for kaiser
naval race between germany and britain
a strong navy was believed to scare britain into allowing germany to have an empire
distracted workers from wanted better pay
concerned britain as they had the largest navy
what are the political impacts of the great war on germany?
germans believe they were winning and felt betrayed by the signing of the armistice (november criminals)
what are the social impacts of the great war on germany?
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what were the economic impacts of the great war of germany?
german factories busy producing for war and did not sell goods abroad; weakening economy (production fell by a third
what were the agricultural impacts of the great war on germany?
british blockade of germany caused shortages; germans being starved (food given to troops)
1917-18 "turnip winter" people forced to eat turnips (didn't like as the y were usually fed to animals
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