weltpolitik

• Kaiser wilhelm II wanted to strengthen Germany's position in world affairs through weltpolitik
• The Kaiser's foreign policy was greatly influenced by military advisors and focused on making Germany the greatest country in the world
• Germany relied on the strength of the Prussian state for military power
• Germany wanted a 'place in the sun'(overseas colonies)
• Colonial tension between Britain and Germany became visible during the scarmble for Africa which was a mad rush to seize land in Africa during the 1890s due to its valuable supply of Gold and diamonds