In the original dust jacket. Black cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs and read the inside to the dust jacket. A First Edition in good order and a must read for any scholar of the First World War. The German Kaiserreich between 1900 and 1914 was a period of intense industrial growth, aggressive naval expansion, and rising political tensions that ultimately led to World War I. 

Politics and Society

• The Wilhelmine Era: Ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany balanced rapid modernization with rigid, traditional autocracy.
• Chancellors: Bernhard von Bülow (1900–1909) and Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (1909–1917) managed domestic and foreign policies.
• Social Demographics: The population surged to nearly 65 million by 1910, driven by a massive shift from rural farming to urban industrial centers.
• Rise of the SPD: The Social Democratic Party grew into the largest political party in the Reichstag by 1912, pushing for democratic reforms against the conservative elite.