Kaiser Wilhelm 2
- Belived it was his power to rule and not share power witht he Reichstag.
- He was a poor decision maker and did not work hard. His only interest was the military which he turned to for advice.
- He had a poor opinion of democracy in the Reichstag.
Conclusions
- Concstitution creastes a political structure which was not clear and was fragmented and dominated by conservative elites.
- There was much domanance and veto of Prussia.
- Main aim of the author of the new constitution and Germanys first Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, was to preserve power of the elite.
1871 - Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1890 - Georg Leo von Caprivi, 1904 - Prince Chlodwig zu Schillingsfurst, 1900 - Bernhard won Bulow, 1909 - Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg.
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