#KaiserWilhelmII was born #OnThisDay in 1859, becoming emperor in 1888 & initiating the first genocide of the 20th century in Südwest Afrika before leading Germany to defeat in World War I; he had all of the worst Prussian attributes with none of the best... #Preußen
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1918, the #GermanRevolution reached #Hamburg. Sailors & workers patrolled the streets, disarming police & soldiers. The demands were simple: #KaiserWilhelmII to go, free elections, the vote for women, freed political prisoners, an end to war, free speech.
#KaiserWilhelmII, didn't kill himself, he just abdicated!
Also #Germany had different allies in the two wars with the exception of #Bulgaria! It's extremely fucking sad that most #Americans know their history better than the fucking #President & #VicePresident & that they think they can change...
#KaiserWilhelmII gave Austria-Hungary his notorious 'blank check,' reassuring the #Habsburg empire of #Germany's unconditional support; this foolish carte blanche led Austria's foreign secretary Leopold Berchtold to make war on Serbia, launching #WorldWarI...
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
World War I map
#KaiserWilhelmII died in exile #OnThisDay in 1941 after having blundered into #WorldWarI, which eventually provoked a revolution; he oversaw the first #genocide of the 20th c. — in Deutsch-Südwestafrika (now Namibia) between 1904-1908
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SMY Hohenzollern
Built in 1892, SMY Hohenzollern was Kaiser Wilhelm II’s luxurious imperial yacht. At 120 meters long, it combined opulence with naval innovation, hosting diplomatic voyages and attending royal regattas like Cowes Week.
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#OnThisDay in 1920, the Dutch government rejected a demand by the Allies for the extradition of #KaiserWilhelmII, who had been living in exile in the Netherlands since 1918; Willy was guilty of serious war crimes & hardly deserved such generosity...
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