Key dates during Wilhelm 2 reign

Question 1

When was Caprivi in power?

Answer 1

1890-94

Question 2

When was Hohenloe in power?

Answer 2

1894-1900

Question 3

When was Bulow in power?

Answer 3

1900-09

Question 4

When was Bethmann-Hollweg in power?

Answer 4

1909-17

Question 5

The voting strength of which parties decreased in the Reichstag after 1890?

Answer 5

Conservatives, Free Conservatives, National Liberals

Question 6

How many seats did the centre party consistantly win until 1912?

Answer 6

Between 90 and 110

Question 7

The Wilhelmian era saw the rise of which party?

Answer 7

SPD

Question 8

Which law lapsing liberated the SPD and when?

Answer 8

Anti-socialist law that lapsed in 1890

Question 9

The SPD won what % of the vote in 1893 compared to 1912?

Answer 9

1893 won 11%- 1912 won 28% becoming th largest party in the RS

Question 10

What types of socialism divided the SPD?

Answer 10

Marxist Programme and democratic socialism

Question 11

What amount of seats did the Conservatives have in 1890 compared with 1912?

Answer 11

73 in 1890 - 43 in 1912

Question 12

Name an economic lobby group

Answer 12

The Agrarian League

Question 13

Name 3 Nationalist pressure groups

Answer 13

th Pan-German League, the Navy League and the Colonial society

Question 14

What was the voting system used called?

Answer 14

The 3 class voting system

Question 15

By 1913 how many people were in the army?

Answer 15

800,000

Question 16

In 1913 how many army officers of colonel rank were aristocrats?

Answer 16

Over half

Question 17

How rapidly did the Population of germany grow (give figures)?

Answer 17

1890 just under 50 million - 1914 almost 68 million

Question 18

How much did Germany’s productivity capacity increase between 1870 and 1913 compared with Britain?

Answer 18

Britians doubled, Germany’s increased by eight fold

Question 19

What two German firms dominated the electrical industry across the world?

Answer 19

AEG and Siemens

Question 20

How much coal had Germany mined by 1914?

Answer 20

A quater of the worlds coal

Question 21

Number of German enrolements at uni from 1890 to 1914

Answer 21

1890=28,000 1914=60,000

Question 22

How many cartels exsisted in 1875 compared with 1905?

Answer 22

1875= 8 cartels, 1905= 366 cartels

Question 23

How much did employment drop in agriculture between 1882 and 1907?

Answer 23

1882= 42% 1907=34%

Question 24

How did German imports rise from 1880 to 1913?

Answer 24

Rose from 2.8 billion marks to 10.8 billion marks

Question 25

How did German exports rise from 1880 to 1913?

Answer 25

Rose from 2.9 billion marks to 10.1 billion marks in the same period