Wilhelm II's Germany
- Created by: Katie Beaumont
- Created on: 30-04-17 16:24
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- Wilhelm II's Germany
- The KAISER
- Wilhelm had GREATER CONTROL over the course of events than any other RULER in Europe
- He was EMOTIONAL& not a deep thinker
- He as JUNKER & a SUPPORTER of the ARMY
- The army DOMINATED politics in Wilhelmine Germany
- Consisted of 1/2 million
- The army DOMINATED politics in Wilhelmine Germany
- POLITICAL PARTIES
- Conservatives consisted of JUNKERS & FAVOURED PROTECTIONIST POLITICS
- Liberals: became more RIGHT WING
- Centre: BALANCED LEFT & RIGHT
- SPD: Supported WORKERS & OPPOSED REFORMISM
- ECONOMIC EXPANSION
- NEW industries were SUPPORTED by GOVT & BANKS
- The electrical & chemical industries became PROGRESSIVE in Germany
- HALF oft the world's electrotechnical trade was in the GERMAN HANDS in 1913
- Effects of the ECONOMIC BOOM
- Better wages
- SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRAMMES
- INCREASED DEMANDS of WORKERS
- SPD had LIMITED SAY in politics
- INCREASED DEMANDS of WORKERS
- SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRAMMES
- Better wages
- The REICHSTAG
- Could NEVER put PRESSURE on the govt
- WEAK because the Chancellor was NOT RESPONSIBLE for the Reichstag
- UNEVEN CONSTITUTIENCIES
- Parties were UNABLE to form a coalition
- The ARMY
- GROWING as the MOST POWERFUL INSTITUTION of govt
- WEAK CHANCELLORS, UNRELIABLE MONARCH, DIVIDED REICHSTAG
- The KAISER
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