Deutsches Reich German Empire
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1871–1917
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Motto "God with us!"
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The German Empire in 1914
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Capital
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Berlin
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Official language
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German
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Religion
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Catholic Protestant
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Government
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Absolute monarchy
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Kaiser
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- 1971—1888
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Wilhelm I (first)
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- 1888—1918
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Wilhelm II (last)
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Chancellor
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- 1871—1890
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Otto von Bismarck (first)
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- 1918
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Friedrich Ebert (last)
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Legislature
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Reichstag
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- Federal Council
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Bundesrat
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History
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- Established
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1871
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- Disestablished
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1917
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