Kaiser Wilhelm 11 and the difficulties of ruling Germany 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryGermany 1890-1945 Democracy an DictatorshipGCSEAQA Created by: Lanawalker.02Created on: 03-06-18 14:40 what was the most powerful Germanic state in Germany 1817? Prussia 1 of 27 What is Militarism? The belief that a country should have as strong armed forces. 2 of 27 Who was the Kaiser? Kaiser Wilhelm II 3 of 27 What did the Kaiser rule? the Kaiser ruled all the states in Germany. 4 of 27 Who was the Kaiser supported by? Advisers or ministers and the chief minister (Chancellor). 5 of 27 What is the German Parliament called? Reichstag 6 of 27 What gender/age were elected in the Parliament? All men over age 25 7 of 27 What's one problem faced by the Kaiser's government? The Kaiser could choose or ignore their advice and make all the decisions. 8 of 27 What else did the Kaiser have decisions about? Relates to the army,navy and other foreign countries. 9 of 27 What is Industrialisation? Making Germany as Great as Britain,began by building up Germany's industry. 10 of 27 Who was supports of industrialisation? the rich and powerful businessmen 11 of 27 What happened in 11913? Wilhelm desires came true,Germany was producing more iron and steel as much coal as Britain. 12 of 27 What did the success of German industry impact? Landowners, business and factory owners became very rich. Along with noble army officers became a powerful force. 13 of 27 What were the workers unhappy about? low wages, working conditions and food was expensive. 14 of 27 what did more and more workers join? Trade unions 15 of 27 What did trade unions organise? Strikes, in hope the Kaiser would improve their conditions. 16 of 27 What party did ordinary workers vote for? Social Democratic Party (SPD) 17 of 27 What did (SPD) believe in? Socialism-power and wealth should be shared. 18 of 27 What did socialists do? rebel against the Kaiser's rule, started revolution. 19 of 27 What is a major problem for the government? The rise popularity of socialism 20 of 27 What is the idea of Weltpolitik? Germany should have an empire abroad,transform Germany into a global power with control over countries. 21 of 27 What does Weltpolitik mean? World policy 22 of 27 In the late 1800's what did Germany began to do? They took over other nations, most notably in Africa. 23 of 27 What did the Kaiser want? A larger navy of powerful battleships. 24 of 27 What happened between 1898 and 1912? A series of Naval Laws. 25 of 27 What did the Naval Laws increase? Navy size 26 of 27 What did the Kaiser raise to afford these achievements? Taxes, Germany would remain in debt for a very long time. 27 of 27
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