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Machine generated contents note: Chronology ix -- Introduction xv -- Maps xxi -- Map 1: The German Confederation in 1815 xxi -- Map 2: The Unification of Germany xxii -- Map 3: Europe: 1878 xxiii 1 German nationalism between failure and revival 1850-1862 1 --The aftermath of the 1848 revolutions 2 -- Economy and society during the restoration 6 -- The politics of restoration 9 -- The economic struggle between Austria and Prussia 14 -- The Crimean War and changes in the European power balance 15 -- The New Era in Prussia 18 -- The Italian war of 1859 19 -- The Prussian constitutional conflict 22 -- Bismarck becomes prime minister 24 --2 The wars of unification 1862-1870 28 --The beginnings of the Bismarck regime in Prussia 28 -- The Schleswig-Holstein crisis 32 -- Revival of conflict between Austria and Prussia 36 -- The war of 1866 41 -- Domestic consequences of the war of 1866 43 -- The establishment of the North German Confederation 44 -- The North German Confederation and the South 47 -- The war of 1870 52 -- The creation of the German empire 57 -- 3 Imperial Germany- the liberal phase 1870-1879 60 -- Constitution and political structure of the Reich 60 -- The Kulturkampf 63 -- Economic boom and bust 67 -- The end of the liberal period 70 -- The rise of the socialist movement 70 -- Bismarck breaks with the Liberals 72 -- Anti-socialist law and protection 76 -- Foreign policy during the first decade of the Reich 78 -- The dual alliance 82 --4 Bismarck's system in decline 1879-1890 84 -- Domestic developments in the 1880s 84 -- Bismarck's social policy 85 -- Changes in party alignments 87 -- Foreign and colonial policy in the 1880s 90 -- Anti-Polish measures 91 -- The cartel elections 93 -- The fall of Bismarck 95 --5 The Wilhelmine age 99 -- The growth of economic power 99 -- Modernity and cultural pessimism 102 -- The changing structure of politics 104 -- The political parties 107 -- The SPD and the free trade unions 108 -- The liberal parties 111 -- The conservative parties 112 -- The Centre party 114 -- Organized interests and lobbies 115 --6 Towards Weltpolitik and social imperialism 1890-1909 119 -- Domestic policy under Caprivi 119 -- The chancellorship of Hohenlohe 125 -- Divisive social issues - lex Heinze and lex Arons 127 -- Towards Weltpolitik 129 -- The Biilow years 134. -- Socialpolicy under Posadowsky-Wehner 136 -- Biulow's social imperialism 137 --Domestic policy in the lateryears of Bulow 142 -- Germany's international position deteriorates 146 -- The Daily Telegraph interview and the fall of Bilow 147 --7 Stagnation at home, 'encirclement' abroad 1909-1914 151 -- The chancellorship of Bethmann Hollweg 151 -- The SPD between reformist pragmatism and revolutionary rhetoric 153 -- The minority problems of the Reich: Poles and Alsace-Lorrainers 154 -- Bethmann Hollweg's foreign policy 156 -- The repercussions of Agadir 158 -- Efforts to reduce Anglo-German tension 161 -- The Balkan wars 162 -- The Zabern affair 166 -- Cultural clashes 167 -- The coming of war 170 --8 Germany during the war years 1914-1918 175 -- German war aims 178 -- The strains of war at the front and at home 180 -- Hindenburg and Ludendorffform the third Oberste Heeresleitung 183 -- 1917: the turning point 185 -- The fall of Bethmann Hollweg and the Reichstag's peace resolution 187 -- The Russian collapse 189 -- The German army crumbles 191 -- The revolution begins 194 --Conclusion 197 Appendix: Tables 199 -- Suggestions for further reading 203 -- Index 209. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00046016 |
| ISBN | 0415207886 |
| ISBN | 0415207894 (pbk.) |
