Kaiser Wilhelm Aims and Actions

• Upbringing

  • filled with nationalistic enthusiasm from a young age
  • determined for Germany to have a 'place in the sun'
  • distaste of British
• What did Kaiser Wilhelm want?

  • for Germany to have an important role on the international stage
  • replace Britain as leading power in Europe
• Naval Race

  • Britain threatened, their navy as globally spread whereas Germany's would be concentrated
  • in 1906 Britain launched HMS dreadnought, Germany built its own
  • between 1906-1914, Britain built 29 dreadnoughts, Germany 17