The Wilhelmine Period
The Wilhelmine Period that helped force Germany and Europe down the Path to war in 1914
The Wilhelmine period (1890-1918) which will be discussed in this paper was led by German Kaiser, Fredrich Wilhelm II. During this period of time there is a multitude of situations that forced Germany and Europe down the path toward World War I (WW I) in 1914. There is not one defining situation and events that made WW I happen. It was a buildup of events over the past 50 years that resulted in one event that sent everything to dismantle and war to break out on the scale that it did. The one event that sent it all over the edge was the assassination of Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
The buildup of conflicts, and near brink of war situations, before WW I, is the most controversial time period in Germanys history. During this time, Germany had expansion in all areas of a nation, from military to industrial which brought expansions in the area of economic development, political power and nationalism. These factors of a growing modernizing Germany, forced Germany and Europe into war in 1914.
1. Domestic and Foreign affairs
The tension in the domestic affairs during this time was high. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was on the up rise and was going against common things such as education and art. The SPD wanted a democratic …show more content…
This is not a situation where one country caused everything to happen. It was a multitude of countries that could not communicate and negotiate the way they should have done. All of the countries are to blame because they were all power hungry and wanted to prove that they were a world power by acquiring more land that which caused problems and then led to arms races. These arms races and alliances that were made ensured countries would back one another, causing a very large war to
The Wilhelmine period (1890-1918) which will be discussed in this paper was led by German Kaiser, Fredrich Wilhelm II. During this period of time there is a multitude of situations that forced Germany and Europe down the path toward World War I (WW I) in 1914. There is not one defining situation and events that made WW I happen. It was a buildup of events over the past 50 years that resulted in one event that sent everything to dismantle and war to break out on the scale that it did. The one event that sent it all over the edge was the assassination of Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
The buildup of conflicts, and near brink of war situations, before WW I, is the most controversial time period in Germanys history. During this time, Germany had expansion in all areas of a nation, from military to industrial which brought expansions in the area of economic development, political power and nationalism. These factors of a growing modernizing Germany, forced Germany and Europe into war in 1914.
1. Domestic and Foreign affairs
The tension in the domestic affairs during this time was high. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was on the up rise and was going against common things such as education and art. The SPD wanted a democratic …show more content…
This is not a situation where one country caused everything to happen. It was a multitude of countries that could not communicate and negotiate the way they should have done. All of the countries are to blame because they were all power hungry and wanted to prove that they were a world power by acquiring more land that which caused problems and then led to arms races. These arms races and alliances that were made ensured countries would back one another, causing a very large war to