Documents - Politics II: Parties and Political Mobilization

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41.	Albrecht von Stosch to Count Alfred von Waldersee on Bismarck's Successor (January 30, 1890) Bismarck's forced resignation as German chancellor on March 20, 1890, was preceded by furious....
42.	Bismarck’s Letter of Resignation (March 18, 1890) After Kaiser Wilhelm II’s accession to the throne in June 1888, conflict between the old chancellor Bismarck and the 29-year-old emperor was almost inevitable. Tensions came to a head over the workers’....
43.	Hans Delbrück on Bismarck's Legacy (April 1890) To many contemporaries Bismarck's resignation on March 20, 1890, constituted a momentous event; it certainly produced a flood of commentaries. In this extended analysis, published in the Preußische....
44.	Jacob Burckhardt on Bismarck’s Legacy (1890) Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture, particularly the Renaissance. He held a professorship in Basel from 1858 until his retirement in 1893. The following text is....
45.	Eugen Richter and Max Weber on Bismarck’s Legacy (1890 and 1917/18) Most liberals did not share Hans Delbrück's recognition of Bismarck's greatness or his confident....
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