Germany before 1918
- Created by: Ameliamaycock
- Created on: 30-03-16 17:33
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- Germany before 1918
- Industry
- Big iron and steel industry - largest in Europe
- In 1914 over half of employed Germans worked in industries eg mines and factories
- Coal output as large as Great Britains
- Modern and successful
- Government
- The Kaiser was the most powerful person and was in charge of almost everything
- The Kaiser thought up all of the laws
- The chancellor and minister ran various branches of the government
- The Reichstag had no say in foreign or military affairs
- There was one ambassador for each state
- Empire
- Kaiser Wilhelm ruled the country
- The country was created in 1871 and was one of the worlds most powerful states
- Socialists
- Industry workers recieved low wages and bad working conditions and so they joined socialist parties
- People wanted power spread evenly through the states
- Revolutionaries wanted the rich dead and their power spread throughout the people
- Parliamentaries wanted the Kaiser to give up his power and spread it among the people
- Industry
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