Naval Laws

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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
      • The German navy did not just want to patrol their coastlines.
        • Their main objective was to rival the British navy
    • 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
    • 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

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