History of German Empire

The German Empire or the Imperial State of Germany, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, the Kaiserreich, as well as simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the ..History of German EmpireIndexChapter 1: History of German Empire 1.1 Foundation1.2 Bismarck era1.3 Foreign policy1.4 Colonies1.5 Economy1.6 Kulturkampf1.7 Social reform1.8 Germanisation1.9 Year of the three emperors1.10 Wilhelmine era1.11 Domestic affairs1.12 Foreign affairsChapter 2: Constitution2.1 Map and table2.2 Other maps2.3 Language2.4 1900 census resultsChapter 3: Religion3.1 Coat of arms3.2 Legacy3.3 SonderwegChapter 4: Economic history of Germany4.1 Towns and cities4.2 Hanseatic League4.3 Change and reformChapter 5: Early Modern Germany5.1Thirty Years' War5.2 Peasants and rural lifeChapter 6: Industrial Revolution6.1 Regions6.2 Coal6.3 Banks and cartels6.4 Class and the welfare state6.5 Railways6.6 Agriculture6.7 ChemicalsChapter 7: Early 20th century7.1 World War I7.2 Weimar RepublicChapter 8: Nazi economy8.1 Post-World War II8.2 Marshall Plan and productivity8.3 Social market economyChapter 9: Economic miracle and beyond9.1 German reunification and its aftermath