S1. 2 Government and Opposition 1871-1888 Flashcards
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In 1871, the ______________ ___________ had the majority -by far- with ___ seats
In 1871, the National Liberals had the majority- by far- with 125 seats
Who was the leader of the National Liberals?
Bennigsen
In ____ , the _____ bank/ _____bank was established - this controlled currency around the entire empire called the ___. -> this was stable as it was backed by gold
In 1876 , the State bank/ Reichsbank was established - this controlled currency around the entire empire called the Mark. -> this was stable as it was backed by gold
Catholics represented __% of the new German Empire -> with large majorities in the ___________ German states and the _______land.
Catholics represented 37% of the new German Empire -> with large majorities in the Southern German states and the Rhineland.
Which political party represented Catholic interests ?
Zentrum (Centre Party)
In _____, The Zentrum was portrayed as the ‘home’ of Bismarck’s ‘enemies’ (_____________) in a press campaign
In 1871, The Zentrum was portrayed as the ‘home’ of Bismarck’s ‘enemies’ (Reichsfeinde) in a press campaign
What year were diplomatic relations with the Vatican broke off?
May 1872
The _____ laws were introduced in ___ ____ by the Prussian Minister of Religion and Education- F___
The May laws were introduced in May 1873 by the Prussian Minister of Religion and Education- Falk
By ____, out of ____ Catholic parishes, _____ were without priests
By 1876, out of 4600 Catholic parishes, 1400 were without priests
What year did the Kulterkampf end?
1878
In ____, the ‘C______ A__________ of G_______ M____________’ was formed to campaign for the introduction of ______ and imports in Germany.
In 1878, the ‘Central Association of German Manufactures’ was formed to campaign for the introduction of tariffs and imports in Germany.
Bismarck coined the phrase ‘alliance of ____ and ___’ to describe the merge of ___________ and big __________.
Bismarck coined the phrase ‘alliance of steel and rye’ to describe the merge of landowners and big industrialists.
What year did the Anti-Socialist Law pass?
1878
By _____, around _________ socialist activists were imprisoned
By 1880, 15,000 socialist activists were imprisoned
The ___ struggled to find candidates to contest the 18__ elections, and one candidate A_______ B____, stood in __ different constituencies.
The SPD struggled to find candidates to contest the 1881 elections, and one candidate August Bebel, stood in 35 different constituencies.
The number of people voting for the ___ more than _______ between 18__-18__, and the number of seats held by them rose from _ to __, by which time the party membership was nearly . million
The number of people voting for the SPD more than doubled between 1878-1890, and the number of seats held by them rose from 9 to 35, by which time the party membership was nearly 1.5 million
By 18__, ___,000 workers belonged to trade unions and strike activity escalated
By 1890, 278,000 workers belonged to trade unions and strike activity escalated
To combat the appeal of socialism Bismarck brought in measures to aid workers like: m_____ (18__) ; a________ i________ (18__); o__-a__ p_______ (18__)
To combat the appeal of socialism Bismarck brought in measures to aid workers like: medical (1883); accident insurance (1884) ; old-age pensions (1889)
During the k________ the Polish Catholic Cardinal L________ was imprisoned, leaving the Poles without a religious leader for __ years.
During the kulturkampf the Polish Catholic Cardinal Ledochowski was imprisoned, leaving the Poles without a religious leader for 12 years.
Bismarck expelled __,000 P____ and J___ despite protestations from the Reichstag, claiming they crossed into Germany from R_____ and A_______.
Bismarck expelled 34,000 Poles and Jews despite protestations from the Reichstag, claiming they crossed into Germany from Russia and Austria .
Between 18__-19__, ___,000 people pro-French citizens left Germany due to German being the language of education and administration.
Between 1870-1914, 400,000 people pro-French citizens left Germany due to German being the language of education and administration.
In 18__, __________ sought the Reichstag’s support for a __% increase in taxation, to finance a___ growth of ___,000. Meeting hostility, he had the Reichstag dissolved in ________ 18__.
In 1886, Bismarck sought the Reichstag’s support for a 10% increase in taxation, to finance army growth of 125,000. Meeting hostility, he had the Reichstag dissolved in January 1887.
In __________ 18__, ______ proposed a new A____-S__________ Bill, which would permit strong p______ action
In October 1890, Bismarck proposed a new Anti-Socialist Bill, which would permit strong police action
When was Bismarck forced to resign?
March 1890
