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Johannes von Miquel

German statesman
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Johannes von Miquel was a German statesman who served as the Prussian minister of finance starting in 1891 and became vice president of the Prussian ministry in 1898. A former Radical and an acquaintance of Karl Marx, Miquel aimed to re-establish the alliance between Junker agrarianism and pan-German industrialism.1

Miquel's financial policies, particularly the high tariffs implemented in 1902, made the Junkers economically reliant on the Reich. This policy, along with favorable credit, secured their support for pan-Germanism, even if they disagreed with the expansionist agenda. His actions were instrumental in supporting Bernhard von Bülow's chancellorship and Germany's pursuit of "world policy".1

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  1. German Empire - Bülow and “world policy”
  2. Hermann Müller

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