29 the death of his father called him to the throne. The young Kaiser ig said {0 have resolved from the day of his accession 10 make the autocraey of the monarchy absolute.
'Two years' activity in every phase of Imperial government and international affairs. bringing him more ud more Into conflict with Bismarck, was sufficient to lead up fo the stormy Interview which in 1890 resulted in the dismissa} of the Chancellor. This, event led to one of the most celebrated cartoons in history. by Sir John Tennlel, of Wilhelm "dropping the pilot.
Hig ambitions turned men in the direction of extending his colonial possessions. of finding Germany place in the sun." To his impulsive. ess and proud but vacillating will there have been many witnesses. His open telegram to President Kruger 1606 following the Jameson raid. put a serious strain upon Anglo-German relations.
He is said {0 have been favourably inclined two yearg later to an Anglo-German alliance but was too weak to carry his point against his advisers and the negotiations broke down, The kaiser ts generally said to have been a poor judge of character. and the men in his inner councils of state were at best only mediocre statesmen who lived largely in @ world of their
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