AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 1
Revise: Kaiser Wilhelm and GovernanceWilhelm replaced Bismarck’s cautious diplomacy with Weltpolitik, meaning ‘world policy’. This aimed at overseas expansion and global power status. A larger navy was intended to protect Germany’s overseas interests and rival Britain’s Royal Navy.
- Revise: Anglo-German Rivalry
Kaiser Wilhelm II’s ‘world policy’, intended to make Germany a leading global power through overseas expansion, international trade and a powerful navy.