Second Naval Law of 1900

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The Second Naval Law of 1900 was a key German legislative act that massively expanded the Imperial Navy, accelerating the Anglo-German naval arms race and embodying Admiral Tirpitz’s ambitions for world-power status.

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Label Occurrences
Second Naval Law of 1900 canonical 6
Zweites Flottengesetz 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German federal law ⓘ
military expansion law ⓘ
naval law ⓘ
aimedAt creation of a battle fleet capable of challenging the Royal Navy ⓘ
enhancing Germany’s world-power status ⓘ
expansion of the Imperial German Navy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Fleet Law ⓘ
Zweites Flottengesetz ⓘ
authority Kaiser Wilhelm II ⓘ
context German–British rivalry ⓘ
industrial and imperial expansion of the German Empire ⓘ
pre–World War I arms race ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
datePassed 1900 ⓘ
effect acceleration of the Anglo-German naval arms race ⓘ
heightened tensions with the United Kingdom ⓘ
increase in number of battleships authorized ⓘ
increase in number of cruisers authorized ⓘ
increased political influence of the German Navy League ⓘ
long-term naval construction program ⓘ
massive expansion of the German battle fleet ⓘ
rise in German naval expenditure ⓘ
strengthening of the German Naval Office ⓘ
follows First Naval Law of 1898 ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to deterioration of Anglo-German relations ⓘ
important milestone in the naval arms race before World War I ⓘ
key step in transforming Germany into a major naval power ⓘ
influencedBy Tirpitz Plan ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalStatus in force until World War I ⓘ
legislativeBody Reichstag of the German Empire ⓘ
motivatedBy Weltpolitik ⓘ
desire to secure Germany’s place among world powers ⓘ
imperial expansionism ⓘ
opposedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
partOf German naval laws ⓘ
linked to: German Naval Laws
precedes Third Naval Law of 1906 ⓘ
proposedBy Alfred von Tirpitz ⓘ
setsPolicyFor composition of battleships and cruisers ⓘ
replacement schedule for warships ⓘ
size of the German battle fleet ⓘ
signedBy Kaiser Wilhelm II ⓘ
supportedBy Conservative Party in the German Empire ⓘ
German Naval League ⓘ
National Liberal Party in the German Empire ⓘ
timeHorizon 20-year naval building program ⓘ
year 1900 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tirpitz Plan → hasPart → Second Naval Law of 1900 ⓘ
First Naval Law of 1898 → followedBy → Second Naval Law of 1900 ⓘ
First Naval Law of 1898 → influenced → Second Naval Law of 1900 ⓘ
Tirpitz risk theory → implementedThrough → Second Naval Law of 1900 ⓘ
Anglo-German naval arms race → hasKeyDocument → Second Naval Law of 1900 ⓘ
Second Naval Law of 1900 → alsoKnownAs → Zweites Flottengesetz ⓘ
linked to: Second Naval Law of 1900