oct 28, 1908 - Daily Telegraph Affair

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-Kaiser gave interview to British newspaper, the 'Daily Telegraph,.
-In this, he suggested that Germans were anti-British and that he was personally restraining this sentiment
-Bülow was given the opportunity to suppress the publication of the interview, but failed to do so.
-The interview worsened relations with Britain (the British believed him arrogant) and led to an outbreak of public outcry (furore) in the German press.
-The Reichstag demanded curbs on Wilhelm's activities, forcing Wilhelm to give an undertaking to moderate his conduct in the future
-Bülow was made the scapegoat and resigned shortly afterwards, while the Kaiser grew more aloof
-This led to a political vacuum at the top of government, which made the political situation even more chaotic

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