Germany Explosive Situation
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- Created on: 21-04-17 13:13
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- How explosive was the situation in Germany?
- Social Reform and the Growth of Socialism
- German society was dominated by the ruling classes
- Middle class elements in society supported the social structure
- Because of this most political parties accepted the social structure as it was.
- The enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom was the norm
- The growing number of industry workers posed a threat to this structure
- Because of this the upper classes began to fear the lower classes
- Government attempted to appease the socialists by enacting social reforms which catered to their demands
- Reforms such as old age pension; and accident insurance schemes were put in place
- Most of the socialists were still unhappy with these changes
- As a result in 1912, the SPD (Social Democrat Party) gained one third of the votes in the reichstag
- Most of the socialists were still unhappy with these changes
- Reforms such as old age pension; and accident insurance schemes were put in place
- Middle class elements in society supported the social structure
- German society was dominated by the ruling classes
- Urbanisation
- Industrial strength grew vastly under the rule of the Kaiser.
- In 1880 Germany only produced half the amount of steel produced by Britain but by 1914 Germany produced more than twice as much as previously.
- By 1914, Germany was producing one third of the world's electrical goods
- Germany had the world's most advanced telephone system at this time
- Germany led the world in the chemical and steel industry. The engineering firms were known worldwide.
- Foreign trade flourished as exports rose rapidly.
- Population of Germany grew by 70 percent from 1871 to 1914
- This rapid increase in population produced the man power required to aid the growth of industrial cities
- As a result food imports rose and reached one fifth of Germany's needs by 1914
- This rapid increase in population produced the man power required to aid the growth of industrial cities
- By 1914 only one third of the population still worked in agriculture
- Industrial strength grew vastly under the rule of the Kaiser.
- Social Reform and the Growth of Socialism
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