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The Second Reich
The German Empire (1871-1918)
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History
10th Grade
02/27/2013

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This is a map of the German Empire of the time of the Second Reich.
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This was the flag that was used during the time of the Second Reich from 1892-1918. They quit using the flag after their defeat in World War II

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This is the imperial coat of arms for Germany during the Second Reich
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This is some of the Leaders and rulers at the time
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This is the Reich stag in Germany
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This is some of the German soliders during World War 1
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This is Bismark at the Berlin Congerence
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This is Wilhelm II, the emperor of Germany, in an oil painting
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This is Frederick III who was only emperor for 99 days before he died
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This is a map of all the countries that were in the German Empire of the Second Reich
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The German empire
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Lasted from 1871-1918 which was right at the end of World War I
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Great Power
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The empire be a great power which boasted the economy and become a strong army and navy that was right behind the Royal Navy
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Emperor Wilhelm II
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Engaged in increasingly reckless foreign policies that left the empire isolated from every one else
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The German Confederation
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Before the Empire was named the German Empire, it was known as the German Confederation
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First Emperor
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The every first empire of the new empire was the King of Prussia
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Before Unification
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There were 27 constituent states before the unification of the German Empire and then they became unified to make the empire
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Ways for money
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They had railways and many industries at the time to boast their economy
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Many different Emperors
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Wilhelm I was one ruler they had that leaded to Frederick III who had roots that connected him to Queen Victoria, then came Wilhelm II
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During WWI
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The empire had to fight a two front war with France in the West and Russia to the East. This was difficult for them because they planed it would take them only a couple of months but then ended up being many years.
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Revolts
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At the end of October in 1918 was the start of a German Revolution where the German Navy refused to set sail for their big part in the war. This then spread to other cities where other people refused to do things. And when Austria-Hungary got defeated everything went down hill from there.
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