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1879: new method of manufacturing steel was developed and Germany was quick in taking advantage of this
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This was achieved due to the size of Germany’s companies: in 1900, only 1 British firm could produce over 300,000 tons of steel annually whereas Germany had 10 firms that could produce that much
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1870: Germany produced 169,000 tonnes of steel / Britain produced 286,000 tonnes
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1910: Germany produced 13,698,000 tonnes of steel / Britain produced 6,374,000 tonnes
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Growth in steel fuelled Germany’s expansion in other industries such as transport
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1878: Prussian railways were 5,000 km -> 1914: 37,000 km
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There was an increase in demand in chemicals for explosives and dyes
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By 1900: German companies like BASF were worldwide leading dye producers
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1900: BASF also employed a workforce of 6,300 workers and 233 research chemists
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1908: film company AGFA produced a million meters of film a year
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1897: Rudolf Diesel perfected an oil-based engine
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1900: Zeppelin launched the first rigid airship
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Electricity was one of the most significant developments
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1907: 107,000 Germans worked as electrical workers – half of these were employed by AEG and Siemens & Halske
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By the eve of WW1, half of Europe’s electrical supply came from Germany
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1871: 36.1% of Germans lived in urban areas
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1910: 60% of Germans lived in urban areas
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Germany built a sewerage system + filtered drinking water after incidents like that in Hamburg (explained in BAD)
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Hygiene + medicine improved rated of infant mortality
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Building tramways -> people could travel cheaply into town to work
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After 1896: wages increased for urban workforce -> increased living standards
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Although there was unemployment, most of the unemployed were unskilled
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Led to (overpopulation + poor sanitary conditions + lack of clean water) -> disease
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1892: in Hamburg, 8,600 people died from cholera in 10 weeks
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Berlin Homeless Shelter accommodated 200,000 men a year after 1900
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1/3 workers in any year between 1900 – 1914 were unemployed at one point
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1882: 1.35 million unemployed -> 1907: 3.45 million
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Bismark’s Tariff Law of 1879 was introduced to protect German farmers
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Increasing population
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1900: 56.4 million -> 1910: 64.9 million
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Increased demand for agricultural products -> increased prices -> better pay for farmers
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Improvements in chemicals -> better fertilisers -> better + more efficient yield
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Threshing machines introduced due to economic advances
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1907: threshing machines found on 1,436,000 holdings
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Despite protection, farmers still faced challenges
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Refrigerated ships enabled importation of meat from US which was cheaper than German meat
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Most Germans had migrated to urban areas so landlords had to recruit labour regions close to Germany’s borders
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By the eve of war, around 2.5 million German workers were members of trade unions – 400,000 went on strike at some point in 1913 for better working conditions
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1910: SPD had 720,000 members – the largest socialist political party in Europe
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By the eve of the war, SPD was winning 75% of the vote in elections in Berlin
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1912: SPD gained 4,250,000 and -> largest party in the Reichstag with 110 deputies
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German Colonial League: concerned with acquisition of German colonies
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Pan German League: concerned with acquisition of German colonies but also German dominance in Europe
•
Navy League: campaigned for naval expansion
•
Central Association of German Industrialists: aimed to protect industrial interests -> encouraged implementation of tariffs
•
Agrarian League: aimed to protect agrarian interests
•
1879: new method of manufacturing steel was developed and Germany was quick in taking advantage of this
•
This was achieved due to the size of Germany’s companies: in 1900, only 1 British firm could produce over 300,000 tons of steel annually whereas Germany had 10 firms that could produce that much
•
1870: Germany produced 169,000 tonnes of steel / Britain produced 286,000 tonnes
•
1910: Germany produced 13,698,000 tonnes of steel / Britain produced 6,374,000 tonnes
•
Growth in steel fuelled Germany’s expansion in other industries such as transport
•
1878: Prussian railways were 5,000 km -> 1914: 37,000 km
•
There was an increase in demand in chemicals for explosives and dyes
•
By 1900: German companies like BASF were worldwide leading dye producers
•
1900: BASF also employed a workforce of 6,300 workers and 233 research chemists
•
1908: film company AGFA produced a million meters of film a year
•
1897: Rudolf Diesel perfected an oil-based engine
•
1900: Zeppelin launched the first rigid airship
•
Electricity was one of the most significant developments
•
1907: 107,000 Germans worked as electrical workers – half of these were employed by AEG and Siemens & Halske
•
By the eve of WW1, half of Europe’s electrical supply came from Germany
•
1871: 36.1% of Germans lived in urban areas
•
1910: 60% of Germans lived in urban areas
•
Germany built a sewerage system + filtered drinking water after incidents like that in Hamburg (explained in BAD)
•
Hygiene + medicine improved rated of infant mortality
•
Building tramways -> people could travel cheaply into town to work
•
After 1896: wages increased for urban workforce -> increased living standards
•
Although there was unemployment, most of the unemployed were unskilled
•
Led to (overpopulation + poor sanitary conditions + lack of clean water) -> disease
•
1892: in Hamburg, 8,600 people died from cholera in 10 weeks
•
Berlin Homeless Shelter accommodated 200,000 men a year after 1900
•
1/3 workers in any year between 1900 – 1914 were unemployed at one point
•
1882: 1.35 million unemployed -> 1907: 3.45 million
•
Bismark’s Tariff Law of 1879 was introduced to protect German farmers
•
Increasing population
•
1900: 56.4 million -> 1910: 64.9 million
•
Increased demand for agricultural products -> increased prices -> better pay for farmers
•
Improvements in chemicals -> better fertilisers -> better + more efficient yield
•
Threshing machines introduced due to economic advances
•
1907: threshing machines found on 1,436,000 holdings
•
Despite protection, farmers still faced challenges
•
Refrigerated ships enabled importation of meat from US which was cheaper than German meat
•
Most Germans had migrated to urban areas so landlords had to recruit labour regions close to Germany’s borders
•
By the eve of war, around 2.5 million German workers were members of trade unions – 400,000 went on strike at some point in 1913 for better working conditions
•
1910: SPD had 720,000 members – the largest socialist political party in Europe
•
By the eve of the war, SPD was winning 75% of the vote in elections in Berlin
•
1912: SPD gained 4,250,000 and -> largest party in the Reichstag with 110 deputies
•
German Colonial League: concerned with acquisition of German colonies
•
Pan German League: concerned with acquisition of German colonies but also German dominance in Europe
•
Navy League: campaigned for naval expansion
•
Central Association of German Industrialists: aimed to protect industrial interests -> encouraged implementation of tariffs
•
Agrarian League: aimed to protect agrarian interests
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