Bismarck's alliance with the Prussian landowning class…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
From this point on, conservative groups have the upper hand in German society.
The German middle class begins to imitate its conservative social superiors rather than attempt to impose its own liberal, middle-class values on Germany.
The prestige of the military becomes so great that many middle-class males seek to enhance their
social standing by becoming officers in the reserves.
The middle classes also become more susceptible to the nationalistic clamor for colonies and "a place in the sun" that is to become ever more virulent in the next few decades.
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