Power in Germany
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- Created on: 18-04-17 22:10
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- Who Held Power in Germany 1890-1940
- Prussian Militarism
- Prussia was the most important of Germany's 25 states
- It has two thirds of the population
- It had a proud tradition of militarism.and the army pledged an oath of allegiance to the kaiser
- The influence of military chiefs often determined German foreign policy
- Many civilians and the government all admired the Prussian military
- Prussia was the most important of Germany's 25 states
- Parliamentary Government
- Prewar Political System
- The Kaiser could appoint and dismiss the Chancellor at will
- No major decisions could be made without the Kaiser
- Government ministers were only answerable to the Kaiser
- Kaiser had control of the entire government
- The Kaiser could do anything and everything he wanted
- Reichstag could vote, discuss and amend legislation
- It could not decide on what topics to discuss
- In the Reichstag, there were several political parties
- Sine none of these parties had a majority vote there was much conflict in opinion
- Reichstag used representative Institution which meant each party received the same amount of seats as they did votes
- In the earlier years of Kaiser's reign, the right wing parties tended to join together and pass laws
- in earlier years, the right wing had the most votes but later on left wing had more votes than any other
- Each of Germany's 25 states had control over their own matters
- This control diminished over time due to new legislation being passed
- Middle class members were mostly happy with this system.
- This was because they feared the growing political strength of the industrial workers
- The Kaiser could appoint and dismiss the Chancellor at will
- All men were legible to vote
- However it was the Kaiser and his ministers who controlled the governmental policies
- Prewar Political System
- Prewar Political System
- The Kaiser could appoint and dismiss the Chancellor at will
- No major decisions could be made without the Kaiser
- Government ministers were only answerable to the Kaiser
- Kaiser had control of the entire government
- The Kaiser could do anything and everything he wanted
- Reichstag could vote, discuss and amend legislation
- It could not decide on what topics to discuss
- In the Reichstag, there were several political parties
- Sine none of these parties had a majority vote there was much conflict in opinion
- Reichstag used representative Institution which meant each party received the same amount of seats as they did votes
- In the earlier years of Kaiser's reign, the right wing parties tended to join together and pass laws
- in earlier years, the right wing had the most votes but later on left wing had more votes than any other
- Each of Germany's 25 states had control over their own matters
- This control diminished over time due to new legislation being passed
- Middle class members were mostly happy with this system.
- This was because they feared the growing political strength of the industrial workers
- The Kaiser could appoint and dismiss the Chancellor at will
- Role of Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Kaiser Wilhelm and most people in power were mostly nationalistic in their views.
- The Kaiser and other nationalists also tended to be anti-semitic
- Kaiser Wilhelm and most people in power were mostly nationalistic in their views.
- Prussian Militarism
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