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Caprivi appointed chancellor
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Agrarian League formed
Put pressure on parliament and to win support and privileges for landowners, third of a million members -
Hohenlohe chancellor
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Weltpolitik initiated
Maintain Germans dominance on the contitnent,
alienate Britain
Economic spheres of influence, by colonial acquisition
expansion of naval power
Nationalists/Impereialists/ Social Darwinists all favoured this -
Navy League formed
Nazy league argued that naval expansion was a patriotic national symbol of Germany's new status in the world
Tirpitz implemented this league
one million in support -
Bulow appointed
Social refom -- tariff reform
conscription reduced from 3 to 2 years -
Daily Telegraph affair
1908-1909 during the winter, Kaiser told daily telegraph of the foreign politicial policies. Chancellor then persuaded the population he had nothing to do with the kaisers decision to mediate, however this was not true, and chancellor was dimissed -
Bethman made chancellor
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Bethman appointed Chancellor
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Conservatives votes fall
Votes fell to 26% from 48% in 1887 -
Major socilaist gains in Reichstag elections
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Zabern Affair
Nov 1913 officers ordered locals to move off the streets after protests
28 arrested
army officers acted ahead of the law and claimed they were responsible to the kaiser not the people
Wilhelm condoned this action
chancellor ignored the vote of no confidence
shows divide in poltics in Germany -
Outbreak of First World War