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"The First Naval Law of the Imperial German Navy"
Schuster, Jan ; Stellner, František (advisor) ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee)
This thesis is focused on the issues of the Imperial German Navy at the end of the 19th century, the First Naval Law and the personality of Alfred Tirpitz. The text is divided into nine chapters. The first chapter deals with the history of the Imperial German Navy till 1897. There is Leo von Caprivi and Friedrich von Hollmann's work described, focusing on the period they were the heads of the Imperial Naval Office. The next three chapters examine Alfred Tirpitz's personality and his relationship to Wilhelm II. and they analyse the Tirpitz' propaganda, which had been led to enforce the First Naval Law in the Reichstag. The fifth chapter is the longest one and it describes the form, organisation and tradition of the Imperial German Navy at the end of the 19th century. It includes the information how Tirpitz used his propaganda. The sixth chapter is a free translation of the bill, which was introduced to the politicians of the Reichstag in October 1897. The seventh chapter deals with the discussions about the bill in the Reichstag, about changes of the bill, which were made, and about the motivation of deputies of various parties to vote for the bill. The eighth chapter aims to analyse the importance of the law to German economy. The ninth chapter is a free translation of the final law from April...
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