Politics
Reichstag
The parliament of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, elected by universal, equal and secret manhood suffrage from the age of 25. Together with the federal Bundesrat it had legislative power and shared in decisions on the budget, while the Reich chancellor headed the executive.
Mentioned in
- Chapter I The Long Fuse §1 Europe in 1914: The Great Powers at a Glance§5 The New Course and the Diplomatic Revolution, 1890–1907§6 The Anglo-German Naval Race§10 Minds and Societies: Nationalism, Militarism, Dread
- Chapter II Thirty-Seven Days to War §9 Belgium, Britain and the Scrap of Paper, 2–4 August
- Chapter V The Year of Attrition §10 Romania's Gamble and Germany's New Masters
- Chapter VI The Year of Revolutions Overview§9 Peace Moves, the October Revolution and the Armistice in the East
- Chapter VII The Last Gamble Overview§9 Germany's Revolution
- Chapter XII The Home Fronts §1 Total War and the Rise of the State