Militarism (jan 1, 1906 – jan 1, 1914)
Description:
In Germany, military expansion and modernisation were heartily endorsed by the newly crowned Kaiser, Wilhelm II, who wanted to claim his country’s “place in the sun”.In Britain, the arms race was driven not by the monarchy but by public interest and the press.
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Date:
jan 1, 1906
jan 1, 1914
~ 8 years