Second Reich Autocracy

Question 1

Budgetary crisis and hottentot election

Answer 1

1906 SPD and centre party joined together to vote against the governments budget
Kaiser consequently dissolved Reichstag and called for a new election 1907, known as the Hottentot election

Question 2

Daily telegraph affair

Answer 2

Kaiser publicly said in the British daily telegraph that the British were ‘mad, mad as March hares!’
The Reichstag criticised the Kaiser and he agreed to guarantee to the Reichstag that he would not make similar pronouncements in future
Forced Bulow to resign

Question 3

Zabern Affair

Answer 3

German soldier made a derogatory remark about Alsatian locals
Tensions escalated between the German army
Kaiser backed the army
Reichstag criticised army and chancellor
Passing a vote of no confidence
SPD member called for Bethmann to resign
He said he was only accountable to the Kaiser

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

Reichstag democratic as all men could vote

Reichstag about to reject legislation and did