... was going on, and was secret, and so should have been an honest reflection of his views. It was also written at a relevant time, July 1914, at the end of the period mentioned and therefore able to look back at the period as a whole. However, the Kaiser was losing his grip on Germany at the time, and the document is very emotive in its language, which devalues the source somewhat. Source one is the next most useful, as it is a political speech made to the Reichstag by the German Chancellor, who was at the time trying to gain extra money for the army and navy, due to Weltpolitik. He emphasises Germanys vulnerability and says in the future Germany will be either, 'the hammer or the anvil'. He is saying Germany need to be aggressive, or be attacked themselves. This points to a German policy of aggression and ...

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