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==== German Dualism ==== | ==== German Dualism ==== | ||
While the Second German Empire | While the Second German Empire remained undissolved, it was effectively in the pages of history at this point, with most or all of it's people having moved on. Austria was then the center of the weakened German peoples, however most Germans were inactive or have left permanently by the end of March. In the end, the Federation then turned Empire lasted from October to February, or around 5 months in a functional state, far longer than the First German Empire. In technicality the Empire has lasted from October to April, around 7 months, making it by far the longest lasting German state. While a more powerful and organized state, the Second Empire was not as relatively powerful, with the First one nearly surpassing PWW at it's peak. That said the ability for the Second Empire to influence the world was far greater than that of the First, however a fair amount of this is attributable to lack of the First Empire's will, and the lack of solid international institutions in early 2017 such as the UC. While the Second Empire is seen as a success, it failed to keep a permanent German state such as that in Canada and China, due to the volatile nature of Europe and Germany itself. | ||
==== Reorganization ==== | ==== Reorganization ==== | ||
Ultimately it was not dissolution that ended the Second Empire, for the nation was in a more dissolved state prior to it's end and had seen a pseudo-comeback with Austro-Germany's rise. What ended it was the second return of Chancellor Paper and the foundation of a [[Third German Empire]], a decentralized Austro-German state that saw extreme growth and a recreation of Decemberist German foreign policy. While Second Germania technically continues, it's effectively dead and exiled only to South Africa. The new empire accordingly replaced the Second, ending the Second's history. | Ultimately it was not dissolution that ended the Second Empire, for the nation was in a more dissolved state prior to it's end and had seen a pseudo-comeback with Austro-Germany's rise. What ended it was the second return of Chancellor Paper and the foundation of a [[Third German Empire]], a decentralized Austro-German state that saw extreme growth and a recreation of Decemberist German foreign policy. While Second Germania technically continues, it's effectively dead and exiled only to South Africa. The new empire accordingly replaced the Second, ending the Second's history. | ||
==== Legacy ==== | |||
The Second German Empire is viewed upon favorably to this day as a second golden age in German power and prestige. Aside from the older German core, most view it as the best time in the history of the nation. The seeds sown by the Second Empire led to the rise of the [[Third German Empire]] and the subsequent domination over Western and Central Europe. Colonial policies were also expanded on with the establishment of dozens of colonial cities. German dualism was also identified first in the Second Imperium between Germany and Austria, the defining factor of the Third Imperium. In the end, the dualism that at first crippled the Second Empire strengthened the Third tremendously. Militarily the dabmacht also saw a major rise. | |||
== Governmental Structure == | == Governmental Structure == | ||