Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg

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Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg:

Who was he?

  • He was imperial German Chancellor from 1909 to 1917.
  • He was CHOSEN by the Kaiser
  • This was because he was EXPECTED NOT to interfere with the Kaiser's WELPOLITIK.
  • He was SUCCESSFUL at FORGING COALITIONS & finding ACCEPTABLE COMPROMISES
  • He DEVELOPED  a reputation within Germany for being TOO PLIABLE & TOO 'SOFT'
  • He was BLAMED for causing German politics to POLARIZE into STRONG RIGHT, STRONG LEFT& INVISIBLE MIDDLE.
  • He RESGINED in 1917.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM:

  • Bethmann PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM in 1910
  • This was because, due to the rapid industrialisation, more LABOURERS were

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