Who was the king of England in 1914?, Who was the Kaiser of Germany in 1914?, What country did the Kaiser lead before Germany was formed? - Prussia, What reason did Kaiser Wilhelm become Kaiser ? - His father died suddenly of cancer, What was Kaiser Wilhelm II's personality like? - He was charming but could be rude, What were the Naval Laws? - Laws passed to enable the Kaiser to get loans to buy lots of ships to develop a larger navy., Who inspired the kaiser in his love of the navy? - The Queen of England, Victoria., Which relation was Queen Victoria to the kaiser? - She was his grandmother., What did the kaiser want to create? - A place in the sun-colonies., Why did England think a huge navy was unacceptable? - Germany didn't need a huge navy. It didn't have many colonies, unlike England., What was Weltpolitik? - It meant world policy and referred to the idea of having colonies., What political party was against this policy of spending huge sums on the navy? - The SPD-the social democratic party, What did the workers in Germany want as a result of industrialisation? - They wanted a say in governing the country., Why was the kaiser against sharing power? - He wanted to control it and was used to having his own way., What was industrialisation? - It was the way that the system changed from mainly being agricultural to being mostly industrial and manufacturing things in factories., What was the kaiser used to doing? - He was used to having the decision making power., What did the kaiser do if his advisors said he should do something and he didn't like the idea? - He sacked them rather than take their advice., Did the kaiser have a weakness? - His left arm was weak as the result of a difficult birth., What was the problem with having a lot of loans? - It would take years to pay it back., Why did the kaiser have to look strong? - He realised the leader of the country wouldn't be able to lead if he looked weak. ,

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