First Naval Law of 1898
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The First Naval Law of 1898 was a German legislative act that initiated a major expansion of the Imperial Navy under Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, laying the foundation for Germany’s pre–World War I naval buildup.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal statute
ⓘ
military expansion law ⓘ naval law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging British naval supremacy
ⓘ
establishing Germany as a world sea power ⓘ supporting Weltpolitik ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First German Naval Law
NERFINISHED
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First Tirpitz Naval Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Flottengesetz von 1898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectOfPolicy | Alfred von Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| determines |
number of capital ships to be maintained
ⓘ
service life and replacement schedule of warships ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
imperial expansion
ⓘ
military policy ⓘ naval policy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Naval Law of 1900 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
heightened tensions with the United Kingdom
ⓘ
increased naval expenditure of the German Empire ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of the Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
increase in number of German battleships ⓘ increase in number of German cruisers ⓘ long‑term naval construction program ⓘ strengthening of German High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringEnactment | Wilhelm II, German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Second Naval Law of 1900
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent German naval legislation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Weltpolitik of Wilhelm II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Alfred von Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Reichstag of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German naval arms race with the United Kingdom
ⓘ
German naval laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldByKeyProponent | State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
desire for greater international prestige
ⓘ
perceived need for protection of German overseas trade and colonies ⓘ |
| regulates | size and composition of the Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPlannedFleetProgram | 1898 ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | foundation of Tirpitz Plan ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
German–British relations
ⓘ
militarization of the German Empire ⓘ naval arms race ⓘ |
| underlies | pre–World War I German naval buildup ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1898 ⓘ |
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