Naval Laws
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- Created on: 21-04-17 15:45
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- Why were Naval Laws Introduced?
- Naval Law Reasoning
- Wilhelm II wanted a powerful navy to expand his empire
- He wanted to rival the British Navy
- Admiral von Tirpitz argued that Germany needed battleships to rival the British Navy
- Success over the British navy would ensure Germany could achieve power for itself.
- A large navy would intimidate other countries
- This would lead to Germany gaining more colonies
- Because of this Kaiser appointed Admiral von Tirpitz as state Secretary
- He passed several Naval Laws
- This affected the lives of millions of Germans
- He passed several Naval Laws
- He wanted to rival the British Navy
- The German navy did not just want to patrol their coastlines.
- Their main objective was to rival the British navy
- Wilhelm II wanted a powerful navy to expand his empire
- The First Naval Law
- Passed in 1898
- Was opposed by the conservative party and the social democrat party
- Allowed the addition of 7 battleships.
- These were to be built in the next 3 years
- In addition to the 12 already owned by Germany
- These battleships were still not enough to rival the British or the French army
- Marked a turning point in German foreign policy
- The Second Naval Law
- Passed in 1900
- Passed during the Boer war in South Africa
- This law doubled the number of battleships to 38
- This policy encouraged imperialistic attitudes throughout Germany
- Additionally, fear of British ambitions was also encouraged by this policy
- Passed in 1900
- More Naval Laws
- These were passed in the early 1900's
- These were passed by the Reichstag
- These laws increase the size of the navy and illustrate its importance
- These naval laws lead to the arms race
- These were passed in the early 1900's
- Naval Law Reasoning
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