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Title: Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Victor of Hohenzollern


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Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Victor of Hohenzollern
  • (Kaiser Wilhelm II)

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Early Life
  • Born January 27, 1859 in Berlin, Germany
  • Birth injuries withered left arm and possible
    brain damage
  • Liked his dad, hated his mom (she beat him)
  • Attended Kassel (Friedrichsgymnasium)
    University of Bonn

Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Victor Wilhelm
II (Duffy)
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Political Beliefs
  • Supported autocratic monarchy
  • Disagreed with socialism
  • Hated parliamentary democracy
  • Supported German imperialism
  • Believed in strong German military and naval power

The Deification of Wilhelm II (Duffy)
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Wilhelm on China
  • Used murder of German envoy to inflame populace
    against China
  • Incited racist sentiment
  • Main goal was to expand Germanys economic
    influence in China

European leaders carving up China, Including
Wilhelm II (in spiked helmet) (Wikimedia)
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World War I
  • Wilhelm is angered when friend (Archduke
    Ferdinand) is murdered by Serbian
  • Encouraged Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia
  • Did not foresee that France, Britain, and Russia
    would aid Serbia
  • Generals stopped following his directives
    Wilhelm was ruler in name only

Political Cartoons depicting Wilhelm II (CSL
Cartoon Stock)
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Exile and Death
  • German people revolt
  • Wilhelm forced to abdicate
  • General Paul von Hindenburg takes control
  • Wilhelm flees to the Netherlands
  • Died in exile, 1941
  • Never realized hope to reclaim throne

Wilhelm II Overlooking the Ruin of Germany
During WW I (Hahn)
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