Weltpolitik
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Weltpolitik was the late 19th- and early 20th-century German imperialist foreign policy aimed at transforming Germany into a global power through naval expansion, colonial acquisitions, and assertive diplomacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weltpolitik canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign policy doctrine
ⓘ
imperialist policy ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
expanding German influence overseas
ⓘ
transforming Germany into a global power ⓘ |
| appliedInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | Kaiser Wilhelm II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolitician |
Alfred von Tirpitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernhard von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Realpolitik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Anglo-German naval arms race
ⓘ
international tensions before World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| endApproximate | 1918 ⓘ |
| endedWith | defeat of the German Empire in World War I ⓘ |
| focus | overseas expansion rather than continental diplomacy ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFocus |
global power projection
ⓘ
naval bases ⓘ overseas colonies ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | seen as a factor in the origins of World War I ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Wilhelmine Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
German naval laws
ⓘ
colonial expansion in Africa ⓘ colonial expansion in the Pacific ⓘ fleet building programs ⓘ gunboat diplomacy ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
Bosnian Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moroccan Crises NERFINISHED ⓘ pre–World War I alliance dynamics ⓘ |
| involved |
assertive diplomacy
ⓘ
colonial acquisitions ⓘ naval expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | world policy ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
competition with other European great powers
ⓘ
desire for a "place in the sun" ⓘ status rivalry with the British Empire ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
German left-liberal politicians
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | imperialist foreign policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bismarckian foreign policy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Flottenpolitik
ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ navalism ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy | Tirpitz Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startApproximate | 1897 ⓘ |
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