Second Reich (Noun)
Meaning
The Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Second Reich was established after the Franco-Prussian War, lasting until the German Revolution in 1918.
- During the Second Reich, Germany transformed into a major industrial power and underwent rapid urbanization.
- The Second Reich was a federal state with a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system.
- The period of the Second Reich under the Hohenzollern rule saw the rise of liberalism and democracy in Germany.
- Under Bismarck's leadership, the Second Reich experienced the Kulturkampf, a cultural struggle between Catholics and the Protestant-dominated government.