Events
- 25 January - The 'Hottentot election', so called because of the nationalist atmosphere whipped up during the campaign, sees the Social Democratic Party of Germany gain half a million votes and yet lose half of their seats.
- May 1907 - A separate Imperial Colonial Office is set up distinct from the Auswärtiges Amt.
- 15 July - Experimental train reported to reach 81 mph and reach 98 mph maximum
- 6 October - The Deutscher Werkbund is established in Munich.
- The Herero and Namaqua Genocide reaches its climax in this year.
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