Temporary Disabled. :) please Go back German Empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia www.fgks.org » Address: [go: up one dir, main page] Include Form Remove Scripts Accept Cookies Show Images Show Referer Rotate13 Base64 Strip Meta Strip Title Session Cookies Home Random Nearby Log in Settings Give to Wikipedia About Wikipedia Disclaimers Search German Empire German nation-state in Central Europe from 1871 to 1918 Language Watch Change The German Empire or Germany ("Deutsches Reich" or "Deutsches Kaiserreich"or Deutschland in the German language) is the name for a group of German countries from January 18, 1871 to November 9, 1918. This is from the Unification of Germany when Wilhelm I of Prussia was made German Kaiser to when the third Emperor Wilhelm II was removed from power at the end of the First World War. In the 1920s, German nationalists started to call it the "Second Reich". German EmpireDeutsches Kaiserreich1871–1918 Flag Coat of arms Motto: Gott mit Uns(German: "God with us”)Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial)The German Empire in 1914StatusEmpireCapitalBerlin52°31′N 13°24′E / 52.517°N 13.400°E / 52.517; 13.400Common languagesGermanPolish (Posen, Upper Silesia, Masuria)French (Lothringen region of Elsass-Lothringen)GovernmentConstitutional monarchyEmperor • 1871-1888 Wilhelm I• 1888-1888 Friedrich• 1888-1918 Wilhelm II Chancellor • 1871-1890 Otto von Bismarck• 3 Oct-9 Nov 1918 Max von Baden History • Victory in the Franco-Prussian War January 18 1871• Proclamation of the Weimar Republic November 9 1918 Area1910540,766 km2 (208,791 sq mi)Population• 1871 41058792• 1890 49428470• 1910 64925993 CurrencyGoldmarkISO 3166 codeDE Preceded by Succeeded by North German Confederation Weimar Republic The name of Germany was "Deutsches Reich" until 1945. "Reich" can mean many things, empire, kingdom, state, "richness" or "wealth". Most members of the Empire were previously members of the North German Confederation. At different times, there were three groups of smaller countries, each group was later called a "Reich" by some Germans. The first was the Holy Roman Empire. The second was the German Empire. The third was the Third Reich. The words "Second Reich" were used for the German Empire by Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, a nationalist writer in the 1920s. He was trying to make a link with the earlier Holy Roman Empire which had once been very strong. Germany had lost First World War and was suffering big problems. van den Bruck wanted to start a "Third Reich" to unite the country. These words were later used by the Nazis to make themselves appear stronger. States in the Empire change State Capital Kingdoms (Königreiche) Prussia (Preußen) Berlin Bavaria (Bayern) Munich Saxony (Sachsen) Dresden Württemberg Stuttgart Grand duchies (Großherzogtümer) Baden Karlsruhe Hesse (Hessen) Darmstadt Mecklenburg-Schwerin Schwerin Mecklenburg-Strelitz Neustrelitz Oldenburg Oldenburg Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) Weimar Duchies (Herzogtümer) Anhalt Dessau Brunswick (Braunschweig) Braunschweig Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg) Altenburg Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Coburg Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen) Meiningen Principalities (Fürstentümer) Lippe Detmold Reuss, junior line Gera Reuss, senior line Greiz Schaumburg-Lippe Bückeburg Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Sondershausen Waldeck-Pyrmont Arolsen Free Hanseatic cities (Freie Hansestädte) Bremen Hamburg Lübeck Imperial territory (Reichsland) Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen) Straßburg Related pages change Germany Holy Roman Empire Nazi Germany, or "Drittes Reich"
The German Empire or Germany ("Deutsches Reich" or "Deutsches Kaiserreich"or Deutschland in the German language) is the name for a group of German countries from January 18, 1871 to November 9, 1918. This is from the Unification of Germany when Wilhelm I of Prussia was made German Kaiser to when the third Emperor Wilhelm II was removed from power at the end of the First World War. In the 1920s, German nationalists started to call it the "Second Reich".
The name of Germany was "Deutsches Reich" until 1945. "Reich" can mean many things, empire, kingdom, state, "richness" or "wealth". Most members of the Empire were previously members of the North German Confederation.
At different times, there were three groups of smaller countries, each group was later called a "Reich" by some Germans. The first was the Holy Roman Empire. The second was the German Empire. The third was the Third Reich.
The words "Second Reich" were used for the German Empire by Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, a nationalist writer in the 1920s. He was trying to make a link with the earlier Holy Roman Empire which had once been very strong. Germany had lost First World War and was suffering big problems. van den Bruck wanted to start a "Third Reich" to unite the country. These words were later used by the Nazis to make themselves appear stronger.