Strengths

• What were the strength's?

  • he believed in militarism- a country that should have a mighty army
  • He wanted Germany to have an empire abroad --> Wants Germany to be a global power --> e.g In Africa (weltpolitik)
  • To protect his empire he passed naval laws in 1898 and 1912, Germanys navy rivalled Britain's
  • By 1913 Germanys economy had grown massively
• Why did Germanys economy grow in 1913

  Because of industrialisation Germany was producing more iron and steel and as much coal as Britain