German Imperialism In The Early 20th Century

Imperialism start to rise in the Early 20th Century during the Bismarck era. There were only little competition for the participation of the colonies refer to the unification of the German Empire was first established. Later, refer to the rise of domestic businessmen forces, businessmen asked the German government to compete for overseas resources and markets. Bismarck was dismissed After William II ascended the throne. The German emperor consider the German colony is too less, raw material and commodity markets are insufficient. Therefore, the "world policy” was carried out, requiring the re-division of global sphere of influence. Which violated the old colonial powers - the interests of Britain and France.

A chain of events were set off

The British Empire had flourished and expanded, its naval strength had grown and Britons had known only colonial wars, it’s nationalism was fuelled by a century of comparative peace and prosperity. German nationalism was a new phenomenon, emerging from the unification of Germany in 1871. It became fascinated with German imperial expansion and resentful of the British and their empire.Rising nationalism was also a factor in the Balkans, where Slavic Serbs and others sought independence and autonomy from the political domination of

Militarism, combined with new weapons, emerging technologies and developments in industrial production, fuelled a European arms race in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Influenced by nationalism and advice from military commanders, European governments ramped up military spending, purchasing new weaponry and increasing the size of armies and navies. Militarism was strongest in Germany, where the kaiser relied heavily on his military commanders and the civilian legislature (Reichstag) exerted little or no control over the military. Militarists were also driven by experiences and failures in previous wars, such as the Crimean War, Boer War and Russo-Japanese