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AQA GCSE HISTORY – GERMANY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Bismarck's attitude towards ethnic minorities?
Select the correct definition
He attempted to assimilate ethnic minority
He sought to expel all ethnic minorities
2groups within the new empire, such as the Poles
1from the empire
He encouraged ethnic minorities to He ignored ethnic minorities and focused
3maintain their distinct cultures 4solely on german nationalism
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Terms in this set (153)
When was the unification of Germany and 1871 after victory against France in 1870
what did it follow?
Who was the Chancellor in the 1870s Otto von Bismarck
and 80s?
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Bismarck's attitude towards He attempted to assimilate ethnic minority groups within the new empire, such as the
ethnic minorities? Poles
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II become 1888 at the age of 31
Kaiser?
What had Kaiser Wilhelm II seen the Seize colonies in Africa (Scramble for Africa)
European powers do?
What did Germans think of the Kaiser's Many Germans agreed with him
Weltpolitik?
By 1914, which party gained power and The left-wing Social Democrat Party because it appealed to Germany's growing
why? number of industrial workers
What did the middle class think of the They were happy with the right-wing government because they were afraid of the
government by 1914? growing political strength of industrial workers
1880- half the amount of steel as Britain
1880 to 1914 steel production comparison
1914- twice the amount as Britain
By 1914, what was Germany producing 1/3 The World's electrical goods
of?
Population of Germany 1871 to 1914 40 million to 68 million
Only 1/3 of the labour force worked in agriculture so food imports rose quickly
How were food imports affected by 1914?
reaching about 1/5 of Germany's needs by 1914
Who accepted the authoritarian nature of Both right-wing and central political parties because of the developing wealth and
German rule? (Pre-WW1) power the middle class gained
Social reforms such as the introduction of old age pensions in 1889 (20 years before
How did governments try to pacify socialist
Britain) and sickness and accident insurance schemes which covered nearly 14 million
demands pre-WW1?
Germans by 1911
How many seats did the SPD gain in 1912? Nearly 1/3
2/3 of population
Importance of Prussia
Over 1/2 of the territory
How did the military influence foreign The influence of military chiefs often determined the policies, which were concerned
policy under the Kaiser? with expansion
Who argues that Germany needed large Admiral von Tripitz who became State Secretary of the Navy in 1897
battleships?
How many ships did the Navy have in 1896? 6
Passed in 1898, the law allowed for the addition of 7 battleships (Germany already
What was the First Navy Law? had 12). Didn't match British or French but marked turning point in German foreign
policy
What was the Second Navy Law? 1900 (during the Boer War). Doubled the size of the fleet to 38 battleships
What was the main objective of the To compete against the British
German Navy?
What did the Germans respond to in The Royal Navy launch of the Dreadnought in May with a 3rd Navy Law, adding
1906 and how? 6 cruiser-type ships to the building programme
How many Navy Laws were passed in total 5
before WW1?
Number of German Dreadnoughts from 0-19
1907 to 1914
What developed in 1902? The Anglo-German naval arms race
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AQA GCSE HISTORY – GERMANY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
Bismarck's attitude towards ethnic minorities?
Select the correct definition
He attempted to assimilate ethnic minority
He sought to expel all ethnic minorities
2groups within the new empire, such as the Poles
1from the empire
He encouraged ethnic minorities to He ignored ethnic minorities and focused
3maintain their distinct cultures 4solely on german nationalism
Don't know?
Terms in this set (153)
When was the unification of Germany and 1871 after victory against France in 1870
what did it follow?
Who was the Chancellor in the 1870s Otto von Bismarck
and 80s?
1/
5
, 3/25/25, 5:36 AQA GCSE history - Germany Flashcards |
PM
Bismarck's attitude towards He attempted to assimilate ethnic minority groups within the new empire, such as the
ethnic minorities? Poles
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II become 1888 at the age of 31
Kaiser?
What had Kaiser Wilhelm II seen the Seize colonies in Africa (Scramble for Africa)
European powers do?
What did Germans think of the Kaiser's Many Germans agreed with him
Weltpolitik?
By 1914, which party gained power and The left-wing Social Democrat Party because it appealed to Germany's growing
why? number of industrial workers
What did the middle class think of the They were happy with the right-wing government because they were afraid of the
government by 1914? growing political strength of industrial workers
1880- half the amount of steel as Britain
1880 to 1914 steel production comparison
1914- twice the amount as Britain
By 1914, what was Germany producing 1/3 The World's electrical goods
of?
Population of Germany 1871 to 1914 40 million to 68 million
Only 1/3 of the labour force worked in agriculture so food imports rose quickly
How were food imports affected by 1914?
reaching about 1/5 of Germany's needs by 1914
Who accepted the authoritarian nature of Both right-wing and central political parties because of the developing wealth and
German rule? (Pre-WW1) power the middle class gained
Social reforms such as the introduction of old age pensions in 1889 (20 years before
How did governments try to pacify socialist
Britain) and sickness and accident insurance schemes which covered nearly 14 million
demands pre-WW1?
Germans by 1911
How many seats did the SPD gain in 1912? Nearly 1/3
2/3 of population
Importance of Prussia
Over 1/2 of the territory
How did the military influence foreign The influence of military chiefs often determined the policies, which were concerned
policy under the Kaiser? with expansion
Who argues that Germany needed large Admiral von Tripitz who became State Secretary of the Navy in 1897
battleships?
How many ships did the Navy have in 1896? 6
Passed in 1898, the law allowed for the addition of 7 battleships (Germany already
What was the First Navy Law? had 12). Didn't match British or French but marked turning point in German foreign
policy
What was the Second Navy Law? 1900 (during the Boer War). Doubled the size of the fleet to 38 battleships
What was the main objective of the To compete against the British
German Navy?
What did the Germans respond to in The Royal Navy launch of the Dreadnought in May with a 3rd Navy Law, adding
1906 and how? 6 cruiser-type ships to the building programme
How many Navy Laws were passed in total 5
before WW1?
Number of German Dreadnoughts from 0-19
1907 to 1914
What developed in 1902? The Anglo-German naval arms race
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5
