German Empire multiple choice - Statistics

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Which area, with the status of Imperial Territory, was annexed by Germany after the Franco-Prussian War and returned to France after World War 1? Alsace-Lorraine
100%
Who was the first and most famous Chancellor of the German Empire, serving from the Empire's foundation in 1871 until being dismissed by the young Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890? Otto von Bismarck
100%
Wilhelm II was the maternal grandson of which British monarch? Queen Victoria
100%
Germany had a colonial empire in Africa and the Pacific. After World War 1, they were given to other countries, mostly France and the UK. Which of these was not a German colony? Argentina
83%
Besides German, what was the most common language in the Kaiser's Germany? Polish
83%
What term did the Nazis use for the German Empire? Second Reich
67%
After the armistice that ended fighting in World War 1, a series of treaties were made, one with each of the defeated Central Powers. What is the name of the treaty made with Germany? The Treaty of Versailles
67%
During the latter half of World War 1, the Kaiser left much of the day-to-day business of government to his military officers in the General Staff. This period, known as the Silent Dictatorship, saw two generals in particular taking charge. One of them was Paul von Hindenburg, but who was the other? Erich Ludendorff
50%
At the start of the aforementioned Year of Three Emperors, the sitting Kaiser was Wilhelm I. He died and was succeeded by his son, but the son died after three months as Kaiser, and was succeeded by Wilhelm I's grandson, Wilhelm II. What was the name of the son who was the middle emperor? Friedrich III (Frederick III)
50%
What was the German Empire's parliament called? The Reichstag
50%
The "Dreikaiserjahr", or Year of Three Emperors, was a year when the German Empire had three different people sitting on the imperial throne. But what year was it? 1888
33%
The Wars of German Unification was a series of conflicts where Prussia expelled Austria from inter-German cooperation and asserted its dominance over the other German-speaking states. Which of these wars were not among the Unification Wars? Third Silesian War
33%
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