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German Empire Deutsches Reich | ||||||
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Motto Gott mit uns ("God with us") | ||||||
Anthem Heil dir im Siegerkranz ("Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown") | ||||||
German Empire in 1914 (green)
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Capital | Berlin | |||||
Languages | German | |||||
Government | Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy (1871–1918)
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1918–1986)
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Emperor | ||||||
- | 1871–1888 | Wilhelm I | ||||
- | 1888 | Frederick III | ||||
- | 1888–1942 | Wilhelm II | ||||
- | 1942–1959 | Wilhelm III | ||||
- | 1959–1986 | Wilhelm IV | ||||
Chancellor | ||||||
- | 1871–1890 | Otto von Bismarck (first) | ||||
- | 1985–1986 | Hans-Jochen Vogel (last) | ||||
Legislature | Bundesrat Reichstag} | |||||
Historical era | New Imperialism, Great War, Cold War | |||||
- | Unification | 18 January 1871 | ||||
- | Constitution | 16 April 1871 | ||||
- | Berlin Conference | 15 November 1884 | ||||
- | Great War began | 28 July 1914 | ||||
- | Constitutional reforms | 28 October 1918 | ||||
- | Treaty of Versailles | 28 June 1919 | ||||
- | Admitted to the League of Nations | 8 September 1926 | ||||
- | Military coup d'état | 2 May 1934 | ||||
- | Enabling Act | 7 May 1934 | ||||
- | Overthrow of the dictatorship | 29 September 1985 | ||||
- | Proclamation of republic | 19 July 1986 | ||||
Currency | German mark |
The German Empire or the Second German Reich was a country in Europe that lasted from 1871 during the unification of Germany to 1986 when Germany was proclaimed from a monarchy to a Republic
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