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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Wilhelm II's Reign and Imperial Policy (1888-1918)

Wilhelm II's Reign and Imperial Policy (1888-1918)

  1. Wilhelm II accedes as German Emperor

    Labels: Wilhelm II, German Empire, Prussia

  2. Bismarck resigns as Imperial Chancellor

    Labels: Otto von, Imperial Chancellery, Wilhelm II

  3. Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty is signed

    Labels: Heligoland Zanzibar, United Kingdom, German Empire

  4. Kruger Telegram sparks Anglo-German tensions

    Labels: Kruger Telegram, Paul Kruger, Wilhelm II

  5. First German Navy Law passes Reichstag

    Labels: German Navy, Alfred von, Reichstag

  6. Second German Navy Law expands fleet program

    Labels: German Navy, Battlefleet, Reichstag

  7. Hun Speech frames coercive imperial posture

    Labels: Hun Speech, Wilhelm II, Boxer Rebellion

  8. Schlieffen Plan first proposed

    Labels: Schlieffen Plan, Alfred von, German General

  9. Wilhelm II launches Tangier crisis intervention

    Labels: Tangier Crisis, Wilhelm II, Morocco

  10. Treaty of Björkö signed and soon repudiated

    Labels: Treaty of, Wilhelm II, Nicholas II

  11. Daily Telegraph interview triggers domestic crisis

    Labels: Daily Telegraph, Wilhelm II, German Public

  12. Bethmann Hollweg becomes Imperial Chancellor

    Labels: Theobald von, Imperial Chancellery, Wilhelm II

  13. Agadir Incident escalates Second Moroccan Crisis

    Labels: Agadir Incident, SMS Panther, France

  14. Septemberprogramm memorandum outlines war aims

    Labels: Septemberprogramm, Theobald von, Kurt Riezler

  15. Lusitania sinking reshapes diplomatic pressures

    Labels: Sinking of, German U-boat, RMS Lusitania

  16. Wilhelm II formally abdicates from exile

    Labels: Abdication of, Amerongen Exile, Hohenzollern