Foreign Policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Impact of German foreign policy on other countries
Austro-Hungary
Tensions-ish
Austria- Hungary and Germany were being supportive towards each other
British: Tensions between the two powers grew over how necessary the navies were to these powers.
Domestic conditions that impacted on German foreign policy
Germany industrialised rapidly
More people lived in the cities. 11 million workers now where in the cities, they were the largest social group in all of Germany.
Their interests were not represented by the government
The Kaiser protected the Junkers. The German conservative landowners
The Junkers controlled various government institutions
The workers tended to vote for the German Social Democratic Party (unlike the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party since it wasn't invented yet)
the Prussian army
the legal system
the civil service
the diplomatic corps
Belief: Germany should slowly establish a socialist state
The Junkers had introduced some moderate reforms to quell the rise of socialism
Like: accident insurance, old age pensions
But they failed
When Bismarck was gone, they were 20% of the votes; in 1912, they were the largest
K. Wilhelm was scared of this rise of socialism
Tried to unite all classes through nationalism and militarism
Follow an aggressive foreign policy
The creation of Weltpolitik
France: There were too many tensions between these two powers, and now that France had allies Germany was surrounded by hostile powers.
Russia: Russia and France established a military alliance
Strengthened the Germany navy
Gain a lot of colonies (he wanted to, but he got like 5 lol)
Club goin' up
On a Tuesday
Young Savage, why you trappin' so hard?
Going to the jeweler, bust the AP, yeah
Black beatle in the city
Hey lil' mama would you like to be my sunshine?
How much money you got? (A lot)
How many problems you got? (A lot)
How many people done doubted you? (A lot)
Not domestic but international conditions
I put the new Forgi's on the G
l'Europe était en paix
Raindrops, drop tops (drop top)
Ça a fait que le kaiser Guillaume II pense qu'il n'y aurait pas des larges conflits