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Second Reich

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noun

  1. the German Empire 1871–1919.


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The collapse of Germany's Second Reich bred a third one of greater virulence, even if it was of shorter duration.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

Important elements of the Second Reich survive in today’s Germany, a nation widely respected as stable, mature and responsible.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Germany became a nation — the Second Reich — on Jan. 17, 1871.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

In Germany, Bismarck fused 25 kingdoms and duchies into the Second Reich.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was one great error of the Second Reich.

From Time Magazine Archive

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