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Definition of Second Reich
1. Noun. The Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919).
Definition of Second Reich
1. Proper noun. The German Empire from its consolidation in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Reich
Literary usage of Second Reich
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Germany by Henk Bekker (2005)
"THE THREE REICHS (EMPIRES) The Nazis frequently referred to their regime as the
Third Reich that would last a thousand years. The Second Reich was the ..."
2. Germany: A Country Study edited by Eric Solsten (1999)
"Imperial Germany The German Empire—often called the Second Reich to distinguish
it from the First Reich, established by Charlemagne in 800—was based on two ..."
3. Epistemological Problems of Economics by Ludwig von Mises (2003)
"Each of the German political parties seeks in the experience of the second Reich
confirmation of the soundness of its program. Supporters and opponents of ..."
4. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... that the role of a party that assumes responsibility for the state must
necessarily differ from that of one that had formerly opposed the Second Reich. ..."
5. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... that the role of a party that assumes responsibility for the state must
necessarily differ from that of one that had formerly opposed the Second Reich. ..."