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Germany under the Kaiser

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Covering the period from the start of the course until the Kaiser's abdication. For GCSE history students with AQA. Enjoy!
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Germany under the Kaiser
  1. Kaiser Wilhelm
    1. Characteristics
      1. Positives
        1. Ambitious
          1. Intelligent
            1. Well-informed
              1. Good personality
              2. Negatives
                1. Bad concentration span
                  1. Paranoid
                    1. Cruel and rude
                      1. Irrational
                    2. Kaiser and the military
                      1. Proud Prussian past
                        1. Adopted Weltpolitik
                          1. Wanted to make Germany a world power
                            1. Colonies
                              1. Envied British navy
                                1. Started a naval race
                                  1. 5 Naval laws 1898-1912
                                  2. Strong army
                          2. Society
                            1. Urbanisation
                              1. Wages up for working and middle classes
                                1. Higher class earned less
                                2. Politics
                                  1. SPD becoming more popular
                                    1. Socialist
                                      1. Kaiser worried
                                        1. Lower classes liked
                                          1. Got some reforms through
                                            1. Kaiser sacked chancellor that allowed it
                                        2. Population growth
                                        3. Economy
                                          1. New industries doing well
                                            1. Chemical
                                              1. Heavy industry
                                                1. Steel
                                                  1. Iron
                                                    1. Coal
                                                  2. 1873 slump in businesses
                                                    1. Depression
                                                      1. People unhappy
                                                    2. WW1
                                                      1. The Kaiser during WW1
                                                        1. Never visited trenches
                                                          1. Left it to his generals
                                                            1. Only interfered with navy
                                                              1. Became unpopular
                                                              2. Tactics
                                                                1. Schlieffen Plan
                                                                  1. Details
                                                                    1. Go through Belgium into France
                                                                      1. Take out Paris quickly
                                                                        1. Then deal with Russia
                                                                          1. No war on two fronts
                                                                        2. Sneeky
                                                                          1. British had an alliance with Belgium
                                                                            1. Germany didn't think they'd stick to it
                                                                          2. Draw forces to German-French border
                                                                          3. Why did it fail?
                                                                            1. British came quickly
                                                                              1. Belgians resisted
                                                                                1. Battle of the Marne failed
                                                                                  1. Russia mobilised quickly
                                                                              2. Effects
                                                                                1. Naval blockade
                                                                                  1. British blockaded all ships coming in and out
                                                                                    1. Couldn't import food
                                                                                      1. People went hungry
                                                                                        1. Turnip winter 1916-17
                                                                                      2. Couldn't import war resources
                                                                                      3. Large war expenditure
                                                                                        1. Economic Problems
                                                                                        2. Fewer men
                                                                                          1. Smaller workforce
                                                                                            1. Women had to go in jobs
                                                                                              1. Lifestyle & culture changes
                                                                                        3. The end
                                                                                          1. While the Kaiser came back to Germany to feel safer, the government announced his abdication without him knowing
                                                                                            1. He had no choice but to agree
                                                                                              1. This was the end of German Kaisers
                                                                                              2. War ended 11/11/1918
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