User:MyMoloboaccount/Sandbox/National and ethnic minorities in German Empire

The heterogeneity of the German Empire was a thorn in Bismarck's side. Some of its constituent elements – namely Catholics, Jews, ethnic minorities and socialists – were identified as less than enthusiastic

Bismarck in alliance with the ruling elites. attempted to consolidate and stabilize the new German state by means of overtly repressive and manipulative ruling strategies. So called "enemies of the Reich" were suppressed, the German people were subjected to a regime of indoctrination and attempts were made to manipulate nationalist sentiment to deflect political challenges and tie citizens to the benevolent state

Poles,Danes,and citizens of Alsace-Lorraine were also labelled as Reichsfeinde

Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871–1918 Lynn Abrams

Imperial Germany, 1871-1918: Economy, Society, Culture, And Politics Volker Rolf Berghahn