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History of Germany (1870-2000)

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This is a collection of historical images I used in my Youtube video "German Unification and Reunification Explained with Paper" and other images I happen to find on the internet. Germany was united into one empire, split after World War 2, and then...

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das Deutsches Kaiserreich(16 April 1871-11 August 1919)

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National anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz

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This painting of the Franco-Prussian War (19. Juli 1870 - 29. Januar 1871) was done in 1884.
~18. Januar 1871~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The beginnings of this empire began when German Unification occured after they won the Franco-Prussian War against Napoleon and France, thanks to Otto Eduard Leopold Fürst von Bismarck(Otto van Bismarck)

Map of Deutsches Kaiserreich (1871-1918)

First emperor of das Deutsches Kaiserreich (German Empire) is Wilhelm I, also known as Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen (1871-1888). He reigned for 17 years.

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~9. März 1888~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The second emperor of das Deutsches Kaiserreich who ruled for only three months and six days was Friedrich III (9 März 1888-15 Juni 1888).

~15. Juni 1888~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The last emperor of das Deutsches Kaiserreich and King of Prussia in this time period was none other than Kaiser Wilhelm I I (1888-1918) who reigned for 30 years, including the time when World War 1 (1914-1918) broke out.

1902 portrait by T.H. Volgt.

~2 November 1899~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

American troops Peking in China on 14 August 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion.

Das Deutsches Kaiserreich was part of the Eight-Nation Alliance during the Boxer Rebellion (2. November 1899 - 7. September 1901) in China, and they crushed the rebellion.

8️⃣Die Vereinigten acht Staaten(Eight Nation Alliance)

1 Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika/America
2 Königreich Italien/Italy
3 Französische Republik/France
4 Österreichisch-Ungarisches Reich/Austria-Hungary
5 Kaiserreich Großjapan/Japan
6 Deutsches Kaiserreich
7 Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland/Britain
8 Russisches Reich/Russia

~1914~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile, there was lots of tension in Europe since every country was stockpiling weapons and some conflict in the Balkans....