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It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.
Empire
German words for empire are Imperium or Reich.
Alpenkorps - German Empire - was created in 1915.
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threatened to undermine democracy at home.
the policy of extending rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or acquiring or holding colonies or dependencies
They wanted American products in foreign markets, not American flags flying over colonies overseas :)
Because Prime Minister Bismark of the German Empire expanded the power of the recently unified Germany, by expanding banking, acquiring overseas territory, and instigating the Franco-Prussian war, conquering resource-rich territory from France. The great strides made by Germany in this time period set the stage for World War I.
It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.
Empire
German Empire ended in 1918.
German acquired an overseas colonial empire in the 1880. The most important colonies were German South-West Africa (modern Namibia) and German East Africa )corresponds roughly to modern Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi). All these colonies were lost in World War 1. However, the real dream of German imperialists, from about 1890 on, was a vast empire in Europe.
the german empire
There is no new German empire.
German words for empire are Imperium or Reich.
Alpenkorps - German Empire - was created in 1915.