1884 ⟶ Germany Establishes Protectorate over Cameroon

Germany gains control of Cameroon.
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🇩🇪 Germany Establishes Protectorate over Cameroon

Germany gains control of Cameroon.⟶
Germany Establishes Protectorate over Cameroon (1884)
ColonialismImperialismScramble for AfricaGerman EmpireProtectorateExpansionismEuropean Powers
GermanyGermany

👑 Wilhelm II Ascends to the German Throne

Year of the Three Emperors in Germany marks the beginning of Kaiser Wilhelm II's 30-year reign.⟶
Wilhelm II Ascends to the German Throne (1888)
German EmpireMonarchySuccessionImperialismWeltpolitikEuropean HistoryWorld War I
GermanyGermany

🇩🇪 Kaiser Wilhelm II Dismisses Bismarck and Shifts to Weltpolitik

Kaiser Wilhelm II dismisses Germany's longtime chancellor Otto von Bismarck, thereafter embarking on the foreign policy of Weltpolitik, as opposed to Bismarck's Realpolitik.⟶
Kaiser Wilhelm II Dismisses Bismarck and Shifts to Weltpolitik (1890)
ImperialismGerman EmpireWeltpolitikRealpolitikOtto von BismarckForeign PolicyDiplomacyEuropean History
GermanyGermany

👑 German Emperor Wilhelm II Abdicates

November 9: Abdication of Wilhelm II.⟶
German Emperor Wilhelm II Abdicates (1918)
World War IGerman EmpireAbdicationWeimar RepublicMonarchyPolitical Transition
GermanyGermany

🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

January 30: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.⟶
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany (1933)
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
GermanyGermany