Politics in Wilhelmine Germany
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- Created on: 24-04-13 17:30
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- Politics in Wilhelmine Germany
- Chancellors
- Caprivi (1890-4)
- Holenhoe (1894-1900)
- Bulow (1900-09)
- Bethmann-Hollweg (1909-17)
- Government/ Reichstag relationship
- Bargains were used to gain Reichstag support
- In the early 1900s the anti-Jesuit law was re-appealed in return for support from the Centre Party
- Sammslungspolitik- the politics of bringing together:
- Unifying the middle class and elites with imperialism and anti-socialism
- Bargains were used to gain Reichstag support
- Controversies
- Telegraph Affair
- Kaiser made indiscreet comments on British foreign policy
- Bulow, who had cleared the article ofr publication, tried to deflect the blame onto the Kaiser, losing his confidence
- Kaiser made indiscreet comments on British foreign policy
- Zabern Incident
- Lt. Von Forstner ordered recruits to respond violently to 'Wackes'
- Given token reprimand
- Public protest- all parties except the Conservatives voted to censure Hollweg
- Given token reprimand
- He assaulted a shoemaker
- Acquitted in a Court-martiall
- Public protest- all parties except the Conservatives voted to censure Hollweg
- Acquitted in a Court-martiall
- Lt. Von Forstner ordered recruits to respond violently to 'Wackes'
- The Herero people of SW Africa were subjected to brutal treatment after their uprising
- The SPD and Centre party voted against a plan for a railway in the region and voted for compensation and an independent Colonial Office
- The 'Bulow Bloc' was formed- a group of nationalists who gained a convincing majority in the 'Hottentot' election after the public was frightened into voting for them
- The SPD and Centre party voted against a plan for a railway in the region and voted for compensation and an independent Colonial Office
- Telegraph Affair
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