HIST 1F90 Study Guide - Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
29 Feb 2012
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Spd becomes the largest working-class party in europe. Commercial treaties make germany the leading industrial nation in europe by 1900. New industries: steel, chemicals, electrical engineering and shipping. March 1888, wilhelm i dies, his successor frederick dies in june 1888, wilhelm ii becomes emperor of. Germans in the vanguard of electrical, chemical and mechanical industries production of new commodities such as dyes, fertilizers and fuel. Daimler and benz perfect the internal combustion engine -- development of the automobile. Germans develop the diesel engine used in ships. Population explosion; 45 million to 64 million in 30years. Accelerated urbanization; berlin s population from 1866 to 1914 was 500,000 to 2 million. The new woman and the city lifestyle and clothing reform movements. 1890s the flowering of european feminism . 1908 german women no longer banned from meeting to discuss politics. League of german women s associations founded in 1894. Protective labour legislations and/or the right to work.
