Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram
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The Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram was a 1896 message from the German Emperor congratulating President Paul Kruger of the Transvaal for repelling the Jameson Raid, which inflamed British–German tensions and became a notable diplomatic incident before World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram canonical | 1 |
| Kruger Telegram | 1 |
| Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic incident
ⓘ
diplomatic telegram ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram
ⓘ
surface form:
Kruger Telegram
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram
|
| associatedWithEvent | Jameson Raid ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Cecil Rhodes
ⓘ
Joseph Chamberlain ⓘ |
| concerns |
Jameson Raid
ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
German Empire
ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
1896
ⓘ
1896-01-03 ⓘ |
| diplomaticConsequence |
contributed to long-term deterioration of Anglo-German relations
ⓘ
increased suspicion between Britain and Germany ⓘ |
| effect |
became a symbol of German hostility in British public opinion
ⓘ
caused public outrage in the United Kingdom ⓘ inflamed British–German tensions ⓘ worsened Anglo-German relations ⓘ |
| followedBy | heightened British military preparedness ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Scramble for Africa
ⓘ
pre–World War I great power rivalries ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mediaReaction |
provoked hostile coverage in the British press
ⓘ
was celebrated in parts of the German press ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | histories of Anglo-German relations ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
challenged British influence in southern Africa
ⓘ
signaled German support for Boer independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jameson Raid ⓘ |
| purpose | to congratulate Paul Kruger for repelling the Jameson Raid ⓘ |
| recipientName | Paul Kruger ⓘ |
| recipientTitle | President of the South African Republic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-German naval arms race
ⓘ
Second Boer War ⓘ |
| senderName |
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm II
|
| senderTitle | German Emperor ⓘ |
| sentBy |
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiser Wilhelm II
|
| sentTo |
Paul Kruger
ⓘ
Volksraad of the South African Republic ⓘ
surface form:
South African Republic government
|
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Anglo-German rivalry
ⓘ
Boer nationalism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | failure of the Jameson Raid ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn | studies of diplomatic miscalculation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kruger Telegram
this entity surface form:
Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram