The 'Iron Chancellor' who is credited with founding the German Empire
German Kaiser at the outbreak of the First World War
Wilhelm II's maternal grandmother
German national parliament
Means of voting to all over 25 for the Reichstag
Main region of Germany which controlled two thirds of the land and population
Head of Government chosen by the Kaiser
Political party representing the workers
Political party representing the one third of Roman Catholics in Germany
Strongest political party in Germany up to the 1890s which supported unification
Wilhelm II's first appointment as Chancellor after dismissal of Bismarck
Wilhelm II's second chancellor noted for his lack of threat
Wilhelm II's third chancellor who was nicknamed 'the eel' because of his sycophantic nature
Wilhelm II's fourth chancellor who took Germany into the first world war
Principle of support for the armed services above civilian government
Involuntary recruitment to the army through which most German men had two or three years of military experience
The ultra-conservative Prussian ruling class who saw themselves as the élite in the new Germany
Deputies to the Reichstag were afforded this privilege
Series of policies from the 1880s onwards aimed towards reconciling the working class to the German state through benefits such as pensions, health insurance & improved condition
Series of policies from the 1880s onwards seeking to limit political influence from the working class through intimidation and censorship
Policy of the 1890s of reconciling different parts of society behind national ambitions such as building a navy or empire
Kaiser's ambition for Germany to be a greater player on the world stage
Naval theorist who influenced the Kaiser's ambition to build a strong German fleet to protect its growing global interests
German minister for the Navy and key advocate of challenging the Royal Navy
Chief of Staff of the German Army in 1914 instrumental in the decision to go to war
Chief of Staff in the 1890s who devised the plans needed when confronted with a war on two fronts
Pressure group which advocated German investment in a fleet
Nationalist pressure group which supported greater expansion of the German state.
Problem for German government that its outgoings were not matched by its income prior to WWI
Means to pass laws without relying on the Reichstag
New type of battleship which accelerated the naval arms race with Britain
Year of the first Navy Law
Key industrial region in western Germany
Period of increasing economic production based on innovation in steel, chemicals, electricals and automotive industries
Process of migration from the countryside to towns and cities
Organisations set up to protect the rights of industrial workers and campaign for better pay and conditions
Nickname of Kaiser Wilhelm suggesting that there is a void at the top of the German hierarchy
Wilhelm II was keen to 'rule as well as...'
Number of seats for Socialists (SPD) in the 1912 Reichstag election making them the largest party
Year of Three Emperors in Germany
Year of 'dropping the pilot' with the resignation of Bismarck
Key fuel of the industrial revolution
Key product in industrialisation for making armaments and warships
Key industry for the making of fertilzers and explosives
Important industrialist in the steel industry
Territory gained from France which was a key industrial region
Introduced in the war to prevent running out of food supplies
Disastrous potato harvest and cold weather led to this period of hardship for German civilians
Loss in the value of currency caused by shortage of materials and government policies
General who was in essential control of Germany from 1916
Industrial action from 1916 which campaigned for better wages and an end to the war
Starting point of the German Revolution
Transfer to Reichstag Government on 10 November
11 November 1918
New head of civilian government after founding of German Republic
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