WHO'S WHO (WWI) (Part II)Online version Who were the main military leaders, political leaders, monarchs and pacifists during the WWI? by Javier Ramón Núñez 1 As a boy he received a typically authoritarian upbringing and education, filled with high expectations, little encouragement and cruel punishments. Pistas 1 His contemporaries describe him as informed, intelligence and well travelled, but also moody, short-tempered and insecure. 2 When he came to the throne in his 30th year he responded by ousting the respected Count von Bismarck from the chancellorship. 3 Driven by his love-hate relationship with Britain, he wanted to expand Germany’s navy and imperial possessions to rival those of the British. 4 His intemperate remarks and undiplomatic behaviour instigated several intentional incidents in the years prior to 1914, such as an inflammatory speech given in French-aligned Morocco in 1905. 5 He was the kaiser (king) of Imperial Germany, the nominal national leader during the war, and the individual many deem most responsible for the outbreak of World War I.
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