1888 ⟶ Wilhelm II Ascends to the German Throne

Year of the Three Emperors in Germany marks the beginning of...
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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 Revolution Begins

October 29: German Revolution begins.⟶
German Revolution Begins (1918)
RevolutionWorld War IWeimar RepublicPolitical UpheavalSocialismPolitical Instability
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

🇩🇪 German Empire Collapses, Weimar Republic Established

August 11: German Revolution ends with the collapse of the German Empire and the establishment of the Weimar Republic.⟶
German Empire Collapses, Weimar Republic Established (1919)
Weimar RepublicWorld War IEmpireRepublicPolitical TransitionPost-WarTreaty of Versailles
GermanyGermany