History 3415E Lecture Notes - Social Imperialism, Weltpolitik, Social Darwinism
16 Jan 2013
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Chancellors: leo von caprivi, 1890- 1894. Believe that war is an acceptable instrument of politics, but that germans don"t want war- present it as a defensive war. Believes that there is a contradiction german"s relations with. Austria- h & russia- unsustainable relations- a. h over russia: chlodwig, prince hohenlohe- schillingsfurst, 1894- 1990, bernhard von bulow, 1900- 1909 (foreign secretary, 1897- 1900, theobald von bethman- hollweg, 1909- 1917. Advocate that war will bring germany together. Admiral von tirpitz- secretary of state for the imperial navy, 1897- 1916. Greatest weapon is land army- great diversion of german politics to the navy. Acquired by bismarck, 1884- 1886: empire increases 0. 18% over bismarck"s. Social imperialism: diverting revolutionary elements" towards imperialism, 5495 emigrants to colonies. Social darwinism: transferring darwin"s survival of the fittest" to social problems, perfect justification for imperialism. Germany"s colonies become a financial drain and a political drain. They don"t rally the nation together in the way that they were intended.
