Policies of the Kaiser Wilhelm II Flashcards

1697419280	How did the Kaiser want to rule?	Personally	0
1697419281	What were his parents political principles, which he hated?	Constitutional monarchy on the British model	1
1697419282	How did the Kaiser's want for personal rule affect Germany?	Lots of change as the influence of the Chancellor was reduced (eventually Bismarck resigned)	2
1711140189	What was Weltpolitik?	Wilhelm's policy of playing a leading role in world affairs	3
1711140190	What did Weltpolitik involve?	Land power, sea power, consolidation of the colonial empire	4
1711140191	In which countries did Germany have a growing intererst in?	Turkey, Balkans, North Africa	5
1711140192	How did Wilhelm's personality make German policy seem?	Threatening and sinister	6
1711140193	Who was Weltpolitik popular with?	Army, navy, nationalist groups and industrialists	7
1711140194	How did these policies affect international relations?	Seem threatening so vulnerable to attack	8
1711140195	Why was it significant that Wilhelm and Bismarck disagreed?	Lots of chage in the country	9