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__**Events of Unifictation.**__

had a rapidly growing population. ( from 41 million in 1871 to 67 million ny 1914) Also provided a huge homemarket along with a larger supply of industrial workers.
 * 1. Making economic progress**

-hired trained scentists to solve technological problems in their factories. also promoted econmoic deveolpments. - when a world wide depression hit in the late 1800's, germany raised tariffs to protect home industies from forighn countries. - the leaders of the new german empire were determinded to maintain econmic strength, as well as military power.
 * 2.Promoting scientific and econimic development.**

The iron chancellor wanted to keep france weak and isolated while building stron links with austria and russia. He respected brittish naval power but did not seek to compete in that arena. On the domesic front, Bismarck aplied the same ruthless methods he had used to acheieve unification. He sought to erase local loyalties and crush all oppositon to the imperal state. He targeted 2 groups, the Catholic chruch and the socalists. in his view both posed as a threat to the new german state.
 * 3. The iron Chancellor**

Bismarck also saw a threat to the new german emoire in the growing power of socialism. By the late 1870's, german marxists had organized the social democratic party, which called for parliamentry democracy and laws to improve conditions for the working class. He feared that socalist would undermine the loyalty of german workers and turn them toward revoloution. By the 1890's Germans had health and accident insurance as well as old-age insurance to provide retirment benefits. Although workers benefited from bismarcks plan, they did not abaondon socalism. in fact, the social democratic party continued to grow in strength. by 1912, it held more seats in the reicnstag than any other party.
 * 4. Campaign agianst socialists.**

not surprisingly, William resisted efforts to introduce democratic reforms. At the same time however, his gov. provided programs for social welfare, or programs to help certain groups of people. Laveshed funds on the german miliatry machine already the most powerful in europe.
 * 5.Kaiser William**