German Empire

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1871 – 1918 · up to 1,424 thousand km² · Europe, Eastern Europe & Russia

Capital: Berlin

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. The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility: four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies (six before 1876), seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory.

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Predecessors: North German Confederation

Successors: Weimar Republic

Events on its territory

• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1871 Paris Commune
• 1878 Congress of Berlin
• 1884–1885 Berlin Conference
• 1886 Benz's first automobile
• 1895 Discovery of X-rays