Franco-Prussian War
1870-71
National Liberals strength, 100 laws for unity
1870-78
Kulturkampf
1873-78
Responsibility for births, marriages, deaths goes to the state
1874
All Catholic Bishops in Prussia exiled
1876
Army Bill, septennial
1874
Central Association of German Manufacturers
1878
Tariff Bill
1879
Anti-socialist law, 15,000 imprisoned
October 1878
Erfurt Principles
1891
Medical and accident insurance
1883 and 1884
National minorities expelled
34,000
Hostility of 75% of Reichstag
1881
Kaiser Wilhem I dies
1888
Caprivi
1890-94
ends anti socialist laws
socialist gain
1893 elections, Kaiser demands anti-socialism, Caprivi resigns
1894-00
Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, two anti-socialist bills thrown out
Weltpolitik
1897
Bulow
1900-09
social reform, abandons Sammlungspolitik, Hottentot election 1907, homosexuality allegations, national debt doubles
Bethmann Hollweg
1909-17, 1912 elections poor, 1/3 germans vote spd, 1913 inheritance pays for army no one happy, VoNC carries, kaiser keeps in office in 1913, peak personal rule
scandal
1907 maximilian harden
1908 telegraph
1908 Hulsen-Haseler
1913 Zabern
General foundation of trade unions
Carl Legien 1890, 2.5M members by 1913
Great Depression
1873-96, Germany held bouyant by huge investment in railway
overseas trade quadruples
1880-1813