Game: “Causes of WW I” (read and play the game!)
Imperialism-global colonial rivalry
Militarism
Failed Diplomacy
Weltpolitik: A term used to describe Germany’s aggressive and expansive foreign policy through the acquisition of colonies and the building of a navy from 1890 to 1918. (Wikipedia)
In 1890 the young Kaiser William II dismissed the aged Bismarck and proclaimed a new course for Germany. William felt keenly his realm’s lack of prestige in comparison with the British Empire. William rejected Bismarck’s emphasis on security in Europe in favor of a flamboyant Weltpolitik (world policy) aimed at making Germany’s presence abroad equal to her new industrial might. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
