Culture of Militarisation in Wilhelmine Germany
- Created by: Katie Beaumont
- Created on: 02-05-17 18:33
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- CULTURE of MILITARIANISM
- The ARMY DISCIPLINED Germans
- German society was MILITARISED
- SOLDIERS had SPECIAL PRIVELEGES
- E.g. CITIZENS had to step aside to allow an officer to pass
- ARMY OFFICERS were POWERFUL
- NOT ALL CITIZENS liked the army
- They did NOT like the army thru its BRUTAL HANDLING of INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
- RESENTMENT towards their PRIVILEGES
- EXCLUDED 'UNWANTED' elements: Jews, Catholics & the middle class progressives
- Army seen as the ARCHITECT of UNIFICATION
- ALL German men EXPECTED to undertake MILITARY SERVICE
- The HARSH ORDER of military routine SEEPED into CIVILIAN LIFE
- The ARMY DISCIPLINED Germans
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