Kaiser Wilhelm II and difficulties

Question 1

When did the kaiser come to power

Answer 1

1888

Question 2

What were his aims?

Answer 2

To make Germany the most powerful country in the world

Question 3

By 1913 who was producing more steel, iron, electrical and chemical goods

Answer 3

Germany produced more than Britain

Question 4

Who elected the Reichstag?

Answer 4

All men over 25

Question 5

What was the state representatives known as?

Answer 5

Bundesrat

Question 6

What power did the reichstag have?

Answer 6

They voted on laws but could be overruled by the kaiser

Question 7

Why were workers unhappy under the kaiser

Answer 7

Low wages and poor conditions

Question 8

What was there a growth in?

Answer 8

• Trade unions
• organised strikes
• socialism

Question 9

How much of the population voted for the Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Answer 9

One third

Question 10

What did the SPD believe in

Answer 10

Socialism, that wealth should be shared equally among the people. This was a major concern for the government

Question 11

What does Weltpolitik mean

Answer 11

Means world policy, that Germany are a global power

Question 12

What did the kaiser introduce between 1898 and 1912 to achieve weltpolitik?

Answer 12

• A series of Naval Laws to increase the Navy rapidly
• expanded the size of the army
• raised taxes and borrowed money