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"Weltpolitik" ("world policy") was the foreign policy adopted by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1890
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The aim of Weltpolitik was to transform Germany into a global power through aggressive diplomacy,
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the acquisition of overseas colonies,
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the development of a large navy,
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The origins of the policy can be traced to a Reichstag debate on 6 December 1897
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Kaiser Wilhelm II demand his own place in the sun
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During the crisis, the German government deployed the large Panther gunboat to intervene in the conflict rather than resorting to diplomacy from the outset
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In turn, this helped contribute to the formation of the Franco-British Entente cordiale.
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