Roads to the Great War

Roads to the Great War


Kaiser Willhelm II Sends Bismarck Packing

Posted: 30 Nov 2019 02:00 AM PST

"Dropping the Pilot," British Cartoon, 1890 Incompatible in temperament, aspirations, and methods for conducting diplomacy, Bismarck and the Kaiser worked together for two years before the "Iron Chancellor" was sent packing. Wilhelm subsequently played a more personal and often destructive role in shaping policy, with the Russian-German relationship quickly withering. After Kaiser

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