ABSTRACT
First Published in 2001. Looking at German Foreign Policy between 1847 to 1914 this Volume IX of the Foreign Policies of Great Powers collection. It includes the general framework of the Reich and European diplomacy, the second German empire's history and social structure, and moves into the Pre-Imperialist era of 1871-95 before the 'Welpolitik' up until 1912, and finally the coming of the war over the period of 1909-14 and the German War of Aggression aims in 1914.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|22 pages
The General Framework: The Reich and European Diplomacy
chapter Chapter 1|14 pages
The Second German Empire-Historical Background and Social Structure
chapter Chapter 2|6 pages
The Pattern of European Diplomacy, 1871-1914
part Two|50 pages
German Foreign Policy in the Pre-Imperialist Era, 1871-95
chapter Chapter 3|10 pages
From the Founding of the German Empire to the Congress of Berlin, 1871-8
chapter Chapter 4|9 pages
Dual and Triple Alliance, 1879-82
chapter Chapter 5|8 pages
Colonial Expansion as a First Step Towards Imperialism, 1882-5
chapter Chapter 6|8 pages
The Tangle of Alliances, 1885-90
chapter Chapter 7|13 pages
The ‘New Course’-Years of Indecision, 1890-5
part Three|46 pages
‘Weltpolitik’ and No War-1896-1912
chapter Chapter 8|9 pages
The Emergence of ‘Weltpolitik’, From Domestic Policy, 1896-8
chapter Chapter 9|12 pages
The Diplomacy of ‘Weltpolitik’, 1897-1902
chapter Chapter 10|10 pages
The Beginning of Germany's Containment, 1902-6
chapter Chapter 11|13 pages
Triple Entente and the Bosnian Crisis, 1907-9
part Four|42 pages
The Coming of War, 1909-14
chapter Chapter 12|7 pages
‘Encirclement’ and Germany's Self-Isolation
chapter Chapter 13|11 pages
Germany's Political Offensive Against ‘Encirclement’, 1909-12
chapter Chapter 14|7 pages
The Decision to go to War, January to 8 December 1912
chapter Chapter 15|15 pages
Preparing For War, December 1912 - June 1914
part Five|21 pages
Germany's War of Aggression and Conquest