history 1a: the kaiser

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?

• 600

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