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Timeline: German empire

Years: 1871 - 1924	Subject: History, Regional and National History
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191737602

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1871	The Prussian king, William I, is proclaimed emperor of a united Germany in the palace at Versailles Go to Deutsch-Französischer Krieg in The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Dynasties and royalty War Europe France Germany Empires
1884	Bismarck launches the colonial scramble for Africa by suddenly annexing three territories for Germany (Togo, Cameroon and Angria Pequena) Go to Africa, partition of in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Germany Empires Gustav Nachtigal arrives in Togo and persuades local chiefs to accept the protection of the German emperor Go to German Second empire (1871–1918) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires Gustav Nachtigal, moving on to Cameroon, annexes this region too for the new German empire Go to German Second empire (1871–1918) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires Karl Peters hurries round east Africa persuading chiefs to accept the German emperor as their protector Go to Peters, Karl (1856–1918) in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires Bismarck invites the European powers to a West Africa Conference in Berlin Go to Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 in Encyclopedia of Africa (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Germany Empires
1885	Bismarck grants Karl Peters a charter to rule a German protectorate in east Africa Go to Peters, Karl (1856–1918) in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires German warships arrive in Zanzibar harbour to persuade the sultan to cede territory to the Kaiser, William I Go to Zanzibar (Tanzania) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires
1886	Germany and Britain define neighbouring spheres of interest in east Africa Go to Africa, partition of in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires The German and British agreement in east Africa creates the present-day boundary between Tanzania and Kenya Go to Scramble for Africa in Encyclopedia of Africa (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires
1890	The new young German emperor, Wilhelm II, dismisses the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck Go to Wilhelm II (b. 27 Jan. 1859) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Germany Empires
1891	Germany takes direct control of German East Africa as a protectorate Go to Tanzania in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires Britain cedes the tiny island of Heligoland to Germany in return for vast areas of Africa Go to Heligoland (Schleswig-Holstein/Germany) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Politics Conquest and colonization Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa Europe Germany Empires Britain
1897	Germany claims Ruanda and Urundi as a joint colony adjacent to German East Africa Go to German East Africa in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires
1898	Germany passes the first of four Fleet Acts, reflecting the determination of Alfred von Tirpitz to build a navy equal to that of Britain Go to Tirpitz, Alfred von (1849–1930) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century First World War Politics War Germany Empires Wars since 1900
1904	A violent uprising by Herero warriors in South West Africa targets male Germans of military age Go to Herero Wars (1904–08) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires The German general Lothar von Trotha drives 8000 Herrero people to slow death in the Kalahari desert Go to Herero Wars (1904–08) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires
1905	Kaiser Wilhelm II visits Tangier in support of Moroccan independence, causing a diplomatic crisis with the colonial powers France and Britain Go to Moroccan Crisis, First (1905) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Edwardian era 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization War British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa French empire Africa North Africa Europe Empires The Maji-Maji rising results in alarming outbreaks of violence in German East Africa Go to Maji-Maji in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires The first German submarine, or U-boat, is constructed in a programme to catch up with Britain and France in this area Go to Tirpitz, Alfred von (b. 18 Mar. 1849) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1900s 20th century War Weapons Germany Empires Wars since 1900 The German commander in east Africa uses famine as a means of ending the Maji-Maji rising Go to Maji-Maji in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires
1906	In direct response to Britain's new Dreadnought, Germany increases the production of battleships Go to Dreadnought, HMS in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1900s 20th century War Weapons Germany Empires Wars since 1900
1911	Germany causes international alarm by sending a warship to Agadir, a port in French-controlled Morocco Go to Agadir crisis (1911) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century Politics War European empires from 1415 Africa North Africa Europe Germany Empires Wars since 1900
1914	Germany promises to support Austria-Hungary if a strike against Serbia provokes war with Russia Go to World War I (1914–18) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War Austria Germany Empires Wars since 1900 August 1 - in response to the tsar's mobilization of his troops, Germany declares war on Russia Go to World War I (1914–18) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War Europe Austria Germany Russia Empires Wars since 1900 August 3 - with her troops already poised to attack, Germany declares war on France Go to World War I (1914–18) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War Europe France Germany Empires Wars since 1900 August 4 - bound by treaty to defend Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany Go to World War I (1914–18) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British empire British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Germany Empires Rulers and politicians Wars since 1900 Britain August - British and French forces invade the German colony of Togoland Go to Togoland in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900
1915	February - British and French forces invade and capture the German colony of Cameroon Go to Cameroon in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa Central Africa East Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900 July - South African troops capture German South West Africa Go to Namibia in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900
1916	British and French forces win full control of the German colonies of Togoland and Cameroon Go to Togoland in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900 June 17 - Belgian troops from the Congo occupy the German colony of Ruanda-Urundi Go to Burundi in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa Central Africa East Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900
1918	October 4 - the Kaiser appoints a new chancellor, Prince Max von Baden, to negotiate an end to the war Go to Max von Baden, Prinz (1867–1929) in The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century Politics Dynasties and royalty War Germany Empires Wars since 1900 November 23 - Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, commander of the German army in East Africa, surrenders after four stubborn years of resistance Go to Lettow-Vorbeck, Gen Paul Emil von (1870–1964) in The Oxford Companion to Military History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900
1919	The League of Nations makes South West Africa (Namibia) a mandated British territory, to be administered by South Africa Go to Namibia in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century Politics War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa North Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900 June 28 - the Versailles Treaty declares that Germany must pay reparations for wartime damages, with the precise amount to be decided by May 1921 Go to reparations in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century Politics War Germany Empires Wars since 1900 June 28 - German East Africa is to be governed by Britain as Tanganyika, under a League of Nations mandate Go to Tanzania in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: First World War 1910s 20th century Politics War European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires Wars since 1900
1922	The League of Nations gives France and Britain mandates to govern separate areas of the German colony of Cameroon Go to Cameroon in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Politics European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires France and Britain are given a League of Nations mandate to govern separate areas of the German colony of Togoland Go to Togoland in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Politics European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa West Africa Europe Empires
1924	The League of Nations grants Belgium a mandate to administer the former Germany colony of Ruanda-Urundi Go to Burundi in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Politics European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa East Africa Europe Empires

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