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The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility, four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies (six before 1876), seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory.
- German Colonial Empire
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German Reich (lit.German Realm, German Empire, from German:...
- States of The German Empire
The German Empire consisted of 25 constituent states and an...
- North German Confederation
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- Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; the English...
- Constitution of The German Empire
The Constitution of the German Empire (German: Verfassung...
- Unification of Germany
Einheit – unity – was achieved at the expense of Freiheit –...
- Proclamation of The German Empire
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- Revolution of 1918
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The German Empire ( German: Deutsches Reich) was a proto-state which attempted, but ultimately failed, to unify the German states within the German Confederation to create a German nation-state. It was created in the spring of 1848 during the German revolutions by the Frankfurt National Assembly.
The German Empire or Germany (" Deutsches Reich " or " Deutsches Kaiserreich "or Deutschland in the German language) is the name for a group of German countries from January 18, 1871 to November 9, 1918.
StateCapitalPrussia (Preußen)Bavaria (Bayern)Saxony (Sachsen)- 540,766 km² (208,791 sq mi)
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The German Revolution of 1918–1919 ended the German Empire with the abdication of Wilhelm II in 1918 and established the Weimar Republic, an ultimately unstable parliamentary democracy. In January 1933, Adolf Hitler , leader of the Nazi Party , used the economic hardships of the Great Depression along with popular resentment over the terms ...