German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany or the Second Reich, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when Germany changed its form of government to a republic.

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Which happened first?

• German Empire and Belle Époque began in the same year
• German Empire began 1 year before Kulturkampf
• German Empire began 1 year after Gilded Age
• German Empire began 1 year after French Third Republic
• German Empire began 2 years after Aden Protectorate

Timeline

1. Aden Protectorate1869 – January 18, 1963
2. French Third RepublicSeptember 4, 1870 – July 10, 1940
3. Gilded Age1870s – 1900
4. Belle ÉpoqueJanuary 28, 1871 – July 28, 1914
5. German Empire (this page)January 1, 1871 – November 9, 1918
6. Kulturkampf1872–1878

Related

• World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
• World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453