The Peace Kaiser: The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II

[@Lavader_]

Thank you all for supporting me on this 5 month journey, it has truly been a fun ride that I hope will age well.✌ I would also like to state that the vast majority of my research regarding this documentary came from the book "The Innocence of Wilhelm II" by author Christina Croft. While I may have credited the author in the description, I wanted to also bring additional light to the work since I see it as extremely important. In fact, some of the passages and paragraphs in the video are taken directly from her work, word-for-word since she makes an excellent case regarding the Kaiser. I would very highly recommend all of you buy her book since it also goes into detail about many issues I never mentioned, especially regarding his years before becoming Kaiser.

[@CountryBallsCZMapping]

really good video, but it is 2 hours long and i dont have time to watch it

[@Prubkoopa]

Love ur videos , Lavader! Which country are you from?

[@Erik-sw8wm]

Herr Lavader, thank you for the great work!. Did you by any chance watch the BBC miniseries fall of Eagles from around 1974? It’s on KZbin, if so, what is your overall opinion?

[@ERH1453]

Your channel is a wonder. Well thought, researched and informed. "...blame the Kaiser, that's the game everyone knows."

[@WilliamHD2]

you earned yourself a new subscriber!

[@krism.6598]

You know, I never thought about it. But the absolute balls of England to say someone is “trying to take over the world” while also chest thumping about being “the empire on which the sun never sets” is really something to be in awe of.

[@Zantrific]

Damn

[@alexanderzippel8809]

Britain: controls 25% of the total land area. France: controlled 1X% Both: „Germany is trying to control the entire world!“

[@MrDaiseymay]

What would you expect them to say/ WELCOME ABOARD BILL, TAKE A NOTHER SLICE OF OUR EMPIRE ?

[@ralphbernhard1757]

@@MrDaiseymay If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. London played games, made the wrong friends (USA), and in the end got screwed over.

[@bjorn1775]

@@MrDaiseymay We're just pointing out the hypocrisy of such a sentiment.

[@MrHesOneShot]

German History Teacher here. It is a shame, that our curriculum views at all german history in a negative perspective. We always scream that we live in a democracy, while you get silenced if you think critical, even in the education system.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

HA! In Florida governor deSantis is banning any book that has only ONE complaint and usually the adult (members of Moms for Liberty, which acts as watch dogs for kids who want to read books but are not allowed to do so in school. And these adults have not even read the book. Further, there can be no discussion about LBGTQ issues. What are LGBTQ kids supposed to do? What guidance counselor or principal can they go to to report bullying or vandalism of their belongings? Teachers have to tip toe around issues, NOT teaching that America has a history and problem with racism, diversity, etc. The only way to prevent another Hitler, or Trump for that matter is to honestly teach the history so it never happens again. ANY nation can fall for a lying, bombastic power hungry sociopath or be highly pressured to vote for that person whether it be Hitler, Trump of Putin. This is the way sociopaths act.

[@Rat_8868]

Same in the German empire? There was little freedoms, terrible working conditions, a patriarchy, little welfare, authoritarianism, militarism, and massacres of the poles, french, and Africans. Let's not forget about the imperialistic colonialism. Tell, me. Why do you love colonialism?

[@beastminer147]

@@Rat_8868 Tell me. Why do you love being a little bitch that knows nothing of history or the modern day?

[@johndoe-cv8pr]

​@@Rat_8868 oh, look a leftist who doesn't know history! What are the odds.... 🙄

[@johndoe-cv8pr]

The Germans should be proud of their heritage and history, they are great and they have much to be proud of and the German empire is no exception. The German empire accomplished many great things and the Germans should be proud of that. The world should recognize that. I as a German, am proud of our heritage and history. Especially the German empire and everything that it accomplished and achieved for our nation and people. Also, thanks for doing your part to undue this fabricated and unjust villianization of the German empire. people, especially the Germans, should know the truth about the German empire and appreciate it for their accomplishments and achievements. Thankfully I've noticed in recent years that more and more people, especially Germans are waking up to this fact. That is good.

[@nord_anon4406]

As you briefly mentioned, the Kaiser vacationed in Norway. He was always a great friend to this country. When the city of Ålesund was destroyed in a fire the Kaiser gave 12 000 kr of his own money to help rebuild. There is no doubt he was a good man and while things may not have worked out for him in the end, I have no doubt he recieved his reward in Heaven. God bless you, Kaiser Wilhelm II.

[@savagedarksider2147]

​@@ProfessorDreamer After hearing all of this Anti-German propaganda; I have to say, I would gladly fight for the Kaiser and the monarchy.

[@Erik-sw8wm]

In a BBC miniseries called Fall of Eagles, it is mentioned that the queen of Norway and himself had good relations.

[@ronryan7398]

Yes, that’s nice of him. Starting a war that killed 20 million people seems much better now.

[@rennor3498]

Out of all the parties of the first world war, there is no doubt that he was one of the loudest advocates for European peace. When Austrians wanted to invade Serbia, he advised to halt in Belgrade so as to not seem like an occupation and annexation of the country, and to reissue the ultimatum sent previously and force the Serbians to the negotiation.

[@CommanderPaulB]

@NordAnon That’s right but where did he get the money from? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Moribus_Artibus]

"The innocent British empire was just a victim here trying to defend herself from a bloodthirsty German monster. This is the narrative always shown" Excellently said.

[@supermaximglitchy1]

British empire entered the war because of the Belgium thing It wasn’t defending herself but just a small country that got hit by the Schlieffenplan And it wasn’t so innocent either if you remember it’s a colonial empire

[@Moribus_Artibus]

@@supermaximglitchy1 Sir, I am quoting the creator of this video.

[@supermaximglitchy1]

@@Moribus_Artibus i saw the quotation marks I simply made a comment with no thinking

[@richardclark7224]

Very well said

[@unkillable1693]

The British empire has done 100 times more things that are unforgivable like stealing basically 15 trillion dollars of recourses from India impoverishing Africa and enslaved millions all in the effort too create large colonial empire which 0.1 percent of it being it’s mainland

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

What modern Germany has done to his image is practically unforgivable. 😢 Gott segen Kaiser Wilhelm II !

[@WilliamHD2]

agreed

[@LucSkyOCT]

agreed

[@johndoe-cv8pr]

Agreed. Kaiser Wilhelm was a great German. He was a great German patriot and hero and should be honored and remembered as such.

[@mariusmatei2946]

What, exactly, "has modern Germany done to the image" of Kaiser Wilhelm II?

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

​@@mariusmatei2946 They have lied about him. Renamed most things named after him. Tore down statues of him. They haven't only done this to him, but to most if not all Kaisers who came before him. They even teach in their schools that the "monarchy and monarchists were and are horrible". You know what their reasoning was? Because they weren't woke. Little can their small brains understand that wokeism is bad in the first place, and second; it didn't exist in their times. The same thing happened to our founding father's statues in D.C. And yet they call themselves pro-democrats. (People for democracy, not political party.)

[@burgundian777]

"The British Empire covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika." - Blackadder sitcom “I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it’s smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment - and yet - I can’t help it - I enjoy every second of it.” - Winston Churchill Obviously it was the Kaiser's fault.

[@rosiehawtrey]

@@fredflinstone6601 Everyone with half a brain does..

[@Sceptonic]

The biggest injustice in the world, how such an incompetent "man", a raging alcoholic and racist is glorified as a national hero to Britain. The British Empire got off easy, daddy USA didnt forcefully take their colonies, gave them aid, and legitimized their hateful propaganda.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Using quotes out of context is always cute!

[@hofnarrtheclown]

​​@@Sceptonic Exactly although I don't Know if this Quote is Real or Not I still DEFINITELY Agree with you on This

[@lallen4999]

The differnce being,he was a sane,intelligent, caring individual ,albeit only for England ;compared to megalomaniac murderer Hitler! So ,stuff it.

[@Christ_the_only_way777]

As a German, this is the only regime I would die for. Amen, god with us ✝️🦅

[@Rat_8868]

As an African who would be murdered in the German empire's colonies, screw you.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

Well, millions of men DID die for the Kaiser and for no reason whatsoever. It got those poor soldiers NOTHING -- death in "no man's land", gas that ruined lungs and slowly killed them, gas that blinded them, parts of bodies blown away, and ruination of Germany with huge war reparations forced upon it. Was it God's will that the Kaiser made war? Uh, I don't think so. Men have free will and the Kaiser fomented militarism, bombast and boasting how his country was THEE best. This brought on Hitler, who blamed the Jews for everything -- the war, reparations, so on and so forth. The 20th century was not a sterling time for Germany. And then it was divided for decades. I wonder how Germans feel now about their peaceful government. In the US, we really liked Angela Merkel. I am of German heritage and from a very Germanic area in Pennsylvania but I am not enamored with German's militaristic attitude from the world wars. Together, the Kaiser and Hitler caused the deaths of probably, oh, ten million ppl. And then Stalin was just as bad, killing about 6 million of his OWN people -- the nobility who were executed and harassed to death, and death or the gulag for normal everyday people for no reason at all. He was a horrible blood-thirsty ghoul. I admire NONE of these men.

[@johndoe-cv8pr]

Same, a regime for Germans by Germans, the way it should be. DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES.

[@niclbicl]

Gott mit uns, bruder. Grüße aus Tirol 🇦🇹❤️🇩🇪

[@paindude5385]

​@Hans22Engits the same thing, just a different language.

[@hansgerman3437]

Willy the second deserves none of the bad rep he get. Actually breaks my heart how he is villified.

[@BrianMolstad]

He signed on the dotted line. No signature, and the troops would have stayed home instead of making a mess of Belgium and France.

[@official_9101]

@@BrianMolstadwhat the hell was he supposed to do? Object what his war generals said???

[@official_9101]

@@BrianMolstadwhat the hell was he supposed to do? Object what his war generals said and leave his country vulnerable????

[@revilokid]

@@official_9101 didn’t have have to invade could have left his troops to defend the country itself and stay out of the war.

[@official_9101]

@@revilokid ahahahah what, he literally did NOT want war and his generals were the ones always calling for war plus he already gave support to AH.

[@user-fs9sv6uu6s]

Britain, France, Russia: Rule a majority of the world and often times commit horrible atrocities against their colonies Also Britain, France, and Russia: The Germans are beasts!!

[@somnolentea]

While I am definitely not defending tsarist russia, they didn't really have colonies

[@lorenzobiondijimenez6138]

The russian empire had ups and downs, all depending on rhe tsar and the people around, nicholas II for example wasnt bad, but he was an incompetent ruler majorly surrounded by oligarchs, incompetent generals, rasputin, list goes on

[@feasogachsionnach1872]

Nationalists in Ireland shared similar sentiment that Kaiser Wilhelm II was not at fault for causing World War 1, but it was of a jealous Europe. People back then knew he wasn't the one at fault despite the efforts of the media and the British Government. I am glad to have found this video, I knew that Wilhelm and Germany as a whole got unfair blame for World War 1, but I could barely find a great source.

[@emmetsweeney9236]

We should be proud of the efforts of the Irish people to stop the madness. The British Empire was an Empire of Evil.

[@thetreelander7378]

@@emmetsweeney9236 if the British empire was an empire of evil then my god what would you call all the other empires before as they were way worse.

[@myamdane6895]

@@emmetsweeney9236What a ridiculously stupid idea. There has existed no greater force of civilisation than the British Empire

[@basedchad6035]

@@thetreelander7378 The thing I hate the most is sneakyness. And its not the british people but the leaders. One sneaky devil after the other. You cant deny that.

[@thetreelander7378]

@@basedchad6035 i can not as they are in fact the most annoying cunning rats i have ever have had the displeasure of being ruled by.

[@shadowwarrior3444]

Poor Wilhelm II, truly Germany's great tragic hero. He deserved a far better legacy than he received.

[@blank4067]

Tragic tragic Wilhelm living out the rest of his live in exile with all his riches.

[@TheMegawingzero]

​@@blank4067yes, but he live to see his country and people turn to a Highly corrupt democracy Just to fall even further to fascism. I guess being in exile and powerless to help the he's Nation and People is Okay to you. As long as you rich. Your sad

[@mattaston3890]

@@blank4067 victim of circumstance, could you have been so brave.

[@blank4067]

@@mattaston3890 Victim of sending thousands of people to their deaths as all the other imperialist bastards.

[@Turtletanks]

@@blank4067to an unprincipled materialist such as yourself, maybe wealth is the only thing that matters. Wilhelm lost his nation and bore witness to atrocities, violence, and pillage committed against his people by liars who were motivated by economic gain and was blamed on the international stage for the entire affair in spite of his efforts. This absolutely is a tragedy and not a fate I would wish upon someone.

[@parkerparrish4491]

Thank you so much for Giving me a better Understanding of Kaiser Wilhelm the II. As my view of him changed. And this series gave me so much informational insight into the Kaiser and what he did in his life. And how he was known as the peace Kaiser before the war. And now, he’s my favorite historical figure within German History. 🇩🇪

[@mv.d.k.prepperoma6310]

Auch meine Lieblingsfigur und ich hoffe auf seine Nachfahren ! Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🖤🤍❤ 🖤🤍❤ 🖤🤍❤

[@gayusschwulius8490]

Please never use that flag when talking about the emperor. It's a direct insult to the Hohenzollern.

[@SirSloo]

t h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n dt h e b r i t i s h e m p i r e w i l l n e v e r e n d

[@blank4067]

Willy Brandt, Rosa Luxemburg or, Karl Liebknecht are all way better historical figures.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

Wilhelm had to deal with the disastrous foreign politics made by Bismarck stealing land from Austria, France, Russia (Poland), having poles as second class citizens and new French territory to be made underdeveloped as well as the scramble for Africa that also started by Bismarck who threatened Belgium so Germany could take the Congo. The evil of Wilhelm was not his but the evil of the monster that was Bismarck who is the cause of both ww1 and ww2.

[@TheStoicSage9907]

I'm speechless. As a fellow German I can say: This is a video that belongs in every history class. It is unbelievable how much propaganda and straight up lies are told to us Germans about our Kaiser. I wish I could show this video to everyone against whom I have already laboriously and mostly in vain tried to defend his imperial majesty, our great Kaiser Wilhelm II. It is a scandal what the Allies and Germany themselves have done to the Kaisers image. Especially here in Germany it's hard to get the information contained in this masterpiece, to learn the truth and that makes me sad. Gott mit uns! Schwarz-Weiß-Rot bis in den Tod!

[@TheStoicSage9907]

@@avus-kw2f213 Oh okay, since on KZbin there is written that he resides in Germany I assumed that he would be German. Thanks for the information!

[@thegreatestoctopus9739]

@@TheStoicSage9907 don't you know? Every south Slavic ethnicity has its own personal apartment block in Berlin, because none of us want to live in the shithole that is the Balkans

[@ERH1453]

It was von Hotzendorf and Arhethal pushing F-J II.

[@TheStoicSage9907]

@@ERH1453 What?

[@poorhammer2d]

As a Pole I must say that around WWI, literally all colonial empires including Americans were doing horrible stuff to both its citizens and foreign people.. it looks pretty weird that only the Germany got the blame.. the world continued in its "not Perfect" state far into the WW2, just the moustache man outpaced every other wrongdoings so much that the crimes of other nations were easily forgotten

[@The_Helicopter_Pad_Empire]

May the kaiser rest in peace. Also fun fact, the kaiser literally said Fuck you to adolf Hitler. Or the equivalent of that at least

[@yeboxpacf_2505]

Oh that? Yeah he forbid the Nationalist Socialist German regime to bury him in Germany and instead to be buried in Netherlands. He was ashamed to be a German because of Adolf.

[@digger6843]

Impotent

[@hofnarrtheclown]

​@@rhysnichols8608So You Support Hitler Huh

[@SirSparrowHawk]

To be fair he was wishy washy with Hitler. Congratulations at one point and condemnation at another.

[@lukadoslic3034]

That was Paul von Lettow Vorbeck who said that.

[@stevenhorton5535]

It warms my heart that the troops had stayed loyal in the end.

[@warlordofbritannia]

They didn’t though. Wilhelm wanted to turn the army around and fight a civil war, but saner heads prevailed and he was informed even the military wanted him gone.

[@shadowzone2588]

@@warlordofbritannia you mean his son right?

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@shadowzone2588 No, why would I?

[@shadowzone2588]

​@@warlordofbritanniathen why did he state the Wilhelm didn't want to cause further pain and suffering to his people? That kinda goes against what you said

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@shadowzone2588 He was wrong and/or lied. This whole video is like that-which makes sense when you look at the bibliography.

[@wyntr1903]

It's funny, the American education system doesn't place much focus on the monarchies' involvement in the great war and yet we blame Wilhelm for unrestricted sub warfare therefore blaming them for the entire war. This has been a fantastic insight and has both challenged my preexisting knowledge while compounding on my recent suspicions on the matter.

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

education system??💀💀💀 you mean systematic ignorance program

[@Sceptonic]

​@@BruceAlrighty1991ah yes because im totally sure that the Kaiser ordered all these evil things to happen and not the savage military generals

[@rosesprog1722]

In 1916 Wilson warned the Germans about their sub attacks on his convoys to provide for Britain, which were a reply to Churchill's illegal food blockade against the German people. The Germans said: Okay we will stop our attacks but talk to the Brits about their crippling food blockade. After a year, in 1917, Wilson had done nothing, the Germans restarted their attacks. That"'s what happens usually with history, we are told the truth but only part of it, the parts that don't incriminate the country of the official history writers so the only way to get as close as possible to the truth is to read both versions of events, for example never trust the British to tell you the truth about Germany, and vice versa.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

They weren’t blamed for the entire war though.

[@randalcook325]

The whole unrestricted submarine warfare thing was so unfair. It was the United States AKA Woodrow Wilson and Great Britian AKA Churchill as the First Lord of the Admiralty, that were sending war material to England on luxury Liners, AKA the Lusitania. Churchill did not warn that ship that there was a German submarine prowling the waters right in front of her. So the allies allowed the deaths and the sinking of that ship just to get the US involved in the war.

[@Grapymoron]

In the Kaiser's memoir he gives great examples of Britain and France planning the war in advance. My favorite one is that when the Germans broke through the French lines in Spring at the start of the war the Germans found thousands of British military winter coats, which meant that Britain and France were already planning the invasion of Germany.

[@hofnarrtheclown]

​@ollie9486The Germans Never Actually Had Planned A Full-Scaled Invasion of France Before The Events Of WW1

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Sure it does bro. I bet that’s exactly what that means bro.

[@melvinbrotherofthejoker436]

Wow Willhelm later wrote that he wasn’t at fault, amazing

[@Brockliy]

yeahhh that isn’t enough to convince me

[@BrianMolstad]

All countries, no exceptions, have planning commissions war planning just in case. If Great Britain had planned out the Dardanelles in advance, it would not have been the incompetent mess it was.

[@onemoreminute0543]

"George, the British Empire covers a quarter of the world. The German empire consists of a sausage factory in Tanganyika."

[@kingbillycokebottle5484]

Where the workers got actual wages. Germany never had colonial designs. I can't blame the Germans going through all that then Weimar for turning to a man like Adolf (more so his party, Hitler himself seems like he was little more than a tard wrangler trying to keep the worst aspects of his party from destroying what he'd built in the first 6 years) I mean he followed through on most of his promises, as an Australian if a politician brought my country back from its current state I'd die for him, he'd have earned the loyalty through his deeds. But that's beside the point, Germany has suffered much thanks to british propaganda. As an Anglo Australian, sorry cobber, that's our bad. Turns out water merchants are also great merchants of lies.

[@theimperialsoldier7048]

I'm an American monarchist who always believed Wilhelm II did right for Germany. I've studied military tactics, seen death, all of it, but once I got to hearing all the blame going on mein Kaiser, I started tearing up and could not continue the video. I can only imagine how he must have felt getting the blame of a war he never wanted. May he rest in peace, knowing that people are slowly realising the truth.

[@ForageGardener]

He didn't do anything. His generals controlled everything and he was little more than a figurehead. As had been the case with his predecessors. Germany was stupid for starting a war. Germany has awful geography for launching wars and no one in Europe wants them to dominate politically and never has. Germany and Austria were underdogs, Germany would be totally isolated if Austria Hungary fell which it was about to. So they decided to make the dumbass move and start an unwinnable war. Knowing full well the US was dumping funds into France and Britain and had an interest in them winning for repayment

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

Go to Europe we don't want you traitors in America

[@InkyBlitz]

Cringe.

[@thetreelander7378]

American monarchist is like saying anarco-fascist.

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

I have a party for you. United Monarchist Party of America. They believe in Semi-Constitutional Monarchy

[@savagedarksider2147]

For the glory of the fatherland and the monarchy.

[@savagedarksider2147]

@@ProfessorDreamer Yes ! And the Habsburgs, and the Romanovs.

[@Murdoc__]

Yall a bunch of bozos

[@Delta_3VIII]

​@@savagedarksider2147 mehhh can we please remove the Habsburgs from that list?

[@juansoto8112]

​@@Delta_3VIII No

[@InkyBlitz]

@@savagedarksider2147 Fuck the Hapsburgs you crazy reactionary. They were anti-Fatherland.

[@JosephCapelli]

Man Lavader, you really outdid yourself with this. You've changed my perspective on Wilhelm II when I've been taught my whole life to revile the Kaiser as the man who caused WW1 (British education system) but you've helped me develop a more balanced view of this man and his place in history. Thank you and keep up the good work! Gott erhalte den Kaiser!

[@SkyrimCZtutorials]

More like British Goebbels style propaganda. Nothing new.

[@Heimkineast]

I highly recommend everyone interested in the true history: Benton Bradberry's The Myth of German Villainy

[@derruckkehrer7383]

Being myself proud of my German descent my recent ancestors having relatively recently settled in the United States I grew from being skeptical to the nature of the German Empire and Kaiser Wilhelm II depiction to us in school - to doubting the "facts" about him. Lavader, your documentary on this emperor and other emperors during that time shines truly new light on this crucial time in European and world history. Your documentary has fully convinced me of Kaiser Wilhelm II's blameless stance in the causation of the Great War, and has also proved to me that in many ways the Entente Powers were over all more to blame for the War. In (former) Entente nations, the Central Powers, and especially Germany's Kaiser is blamed for the cause or the precipitation of the war and accused to such a degree as one would if they were attempting to pin the blame on an innocent man of a crime he did not commit. Having now the perspective of the German side the situation regarding Germany's last Kaiser from over 100 years ago reminds me, albeit not a perfect fitting analogy, of John 15:18 which says, "If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first."

[@chrisriverata1917]

My brother in Christ it was Siberian terrorists that killed the Archduke, then Austria had to have its petty revenge despite most great powers at the time pleading for them not to invade Serbia. How is it that anyone else's fault besides the institutions they had set up during the prelude to WW1, ultranationalism was going to drag most of their states to war anyway.

[@derruckkehrer7383]

@@chrisriverata1917 Yeah, the Austrian heir to the crown was murdered. They had a right to react to such an attack, did they not?

[@chrisriverata1917]

@@derruckkehrer7383 To expedite and arrest the terrorists? Absolutely as an American you don't negotiate with them. However you don't go invading another country that met your demands, that's something the US would do during manifest destiny. Especially if it would mean that the most of Europe would be at war, Prime minister Nikola Pasic didn't want war with Austria nor did he want to protect the Black Hand and most officers and civilians didn't support or approve of them either. Austria definitely started the war by trying to save the honor of its own nobles, it wasn't the Russians honoring a defensive Pact they made to the Serbs.

[@IndianaJonesTDH]

@@chrisriverata1917 it wasnt ultranationalism at all they were extremely nationalistic but not ultra like what you see in the balkins funny stuff

[@floppagaming9687]

The struggle of being of German descent in America is real. Your taught in school the country your family came from is essentially the incarnate of evil and then you look across the pond and see the Germans submit to these narratives forsaking their own homeland. It’s in America I see more empathy for the German nation than from the German people themselves. Yet as an American your duty lies with America which has problems of it’s own leaving the redemption of Germany on the backs of the Germans who have yet to move past the world wars and still have a child like infatuation with socialism and communism.

[@coatofarms4439]

This is very good to see. As a student I would get into fierce arguments with my history teacher about the good nature of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

[@karoly4013]

Cringe lord

[@coatofarms4439]

Cry.

[@Proxuius]

@@karoly4013 youre cringe asl

[@Proxuius]

@@brien6645 youre cringe asl

[@KingAgniKai]

@@brien6645 so you just want a false narrative to persist?

[@ZoomerHistorian]

Barely started the video and I'm intrigued already. It would seem we're on a similar journey to review the historical record, just with different world wars. Found your channel from Ludwig and it's brilliant stuff. Keep doing what you're doing, it'll take off eventually. Can't wait to finish the video.

[@ZoomerHistorian]

@@ProfessorDreamer I can see that, it's right up my street, loving going through all the content

[@ladosdominik1506]

​@@ZoomerHistorian Tikhistory is for World War 2. It is good. I got WW2-pilled, now time to get WW1-pilled.

[@RuiDias-zr1kt]

The thing is, Lavader is quoting good sources based on historical knowledge and he is debunking some myths. You are rewriting history based on nazi propaganda and holocaust deniers like David Irving... While WW1 had no guilty or bad guys, WW2 has a clear bad guy, a clear maniac dictator. So no, different things.

[@snadiarunsharess5497]

As a ukranian I became even more empathetic towards Willhelm, only emperor , no, the only major power who was willing to give Ukraine independence in that time.

[@anirahtak2636]

That’s so fascinating! - what’s the context here? Like why was he even contemplating what should be done about the Ukraine - that wasn’t exactly his territory, right?

[@Bored_Tristar]

Well him and his government wanted to set up many states in the former “Russian” land like a Polish and Ukrainian state that would be loyal to Germany and act like a barrier to help weaken the Russians 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇩🇪

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Germany would have installed a pro-German puppet government though.

[@afonsomorais288]

From now on, when someone talks bad about the Kaiser, I'll indicate them this video. Thank you for your work, Lavader

[@infini_ryu9461]

As someone who isn't religious, atheist even, learning about how so much of our history has been manipulated by lefties, commies and bad actors, particularly in regards to monarchies, sickens me. I think the system of a social contract between a monarch and the nation is more legitimate and palatable to me than between a monarch and god, personally. But it is clear that monarchy worked a lot better than people give it credit for. It seems like people just ignore all the sources saying the complete opposite of what they believe about WW1.

[@rosiehawtrey]

Idiot. Please don't breed. Too - - - -ing stupid for words. See if you can figure out why.

[@diggman88]

The part with Tirpitz made me chuckle. "Enough ships to protect our trade and ports" That's basically the worst thing you could say to Britain because if they can't harass your trade and control the seas. They lose 80% of their combat power.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

Makes me wonder how different Germany would be today if Wilhelm II stayed in power and the Deutsches Kaiserreich never fell.

[@Lieutenant_panzer131]

hoi4 kaiserreich anyone?

[@ivongrey9047]

@@Lieutenant_panzer131 Based!

[@ahmedas424]

Bosnian defended the Kaiser better than any German

[@Christ_the_only_way777]

I am Born and live in Germany and I would die for the Kaiser, amen praise to the lord.

[@mariusmatei2946]

Well, you might wanna go back to wherever you came from, and build a "Kaiserreich" there (oh, and Take All the imperialists with you, to help you out)!!

[@gerlatdziii]

Thank you so much! I am a German I am so happy that someone don’t just supports the narrativ of the Evil Kaiser. Thank you so much for your effort!

[@siggevibes]

The best history video that I have ever watched on KZbin. Very well done, Lavader!

[@gorcin7075]

Certainly not. You are saying this to be polite, both you and I know that your statement is NOT true... There are MANY better videos. Also, he's incredibelly one-sided and certainly has really bad commentary. He'd make a really bad...well...anything, that requires patience and open-mindedness.

[@Pilgrimontheway136]

He's not TRYING to make an ALL ENCOMPASSING VIDEO about the ENTIRE history of the war... only the GERMAN perspective

[@user-fs9sv6uu6s]

@@gorcin7075 He is just giving an alternate perspective on Kaiser Wilhelm II, instead of the incorrect demonizing propaganda against him

[@metrobread]

Speaking as someone from the US my school always taught of the first world war as more of a tragedy rather than evil germany. Most kids i knew couldnt tell the difference between ww1 and ww2. Most people still cant. But Wilhelm was never really vilified and for the most part school mostly talked about propaganda and a massive build up that led to the war. I am sure other schools teach it differently though.

[@Sceptonic]

They only teach the sanitized version in which the morally righteous Entente defeated monarchism and nationalism (ironic)

[@jakkuhl6223]

Mine still showed the old vilifying cartoons in the late 00's early 10's. Honestly it was worse in the entry level history books I picked up around the same time.

[@claudiusVIII]

I have read several books about the Kaiser and Germany's involvement in WW1 and I'm glad someone made a YT video telling people the truth, good job.

[@thatoneguy8146]

Can you name some of them I would love to read them

[@claudiusVIII]

@@thatoneguy8146 It's been over 20 yrs since I was into reading about WWI, but I did find a couple I read online: "Pity of War" by Niall Ferguson and "The Origins of The World War by Sidney Bradshaw Fay, there was another one titled " How Britain started WW1" but I forgot the Author's name nor could I find it through a Google search. Warning some of it some pretty dry reading but there are plenty of facts,( document/letters), to support their conclusions.

[@zgoodt]

I am an Egyptian and I want to say something. I have always been so angry whenever I looked at the Germans and saw the way they viewed their history, specially that of the last Kaiser. This nation was literally put into pure humiliation to the limit they despise their own history! Man, I still embrace Nasser the president that led to a catastrophic loss for our nation, I embrace him because he was not evil and I know it. I always thought to myself, a nation that caused famines in Egypt, India and around the globe, and another nation that raped the Algerians and killed them, and a third nation that nearly wiped out the native population of the lands they built their country upon using slaves and blatant racism, can never be right, and have no right to accuse even the nazis of being against morals or trying to conquer the world, when they themselves were in control of almost the entire world at the time. Do I have to mention the soviets? In short, a nation is raped and humiliated the moment it forgets and despises its own history and its own culture. and that is exactly what the allies did to Germany. If I ever saw a nation in utter chaos, where it should have been prospering and free, it means that a western nation bombed it into democracy.

[@hhhhhj2851]

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[@Big73Red]

Being American we got always got the same outlook on Kaiser Welhelm II as the rest of the Allies did. But once I learned more about him and read about him and personal accounts of him. He reminds me so much of his cousin Tsar Nicholas of Russia. Both men were just the wrong men to lead at the wrong time.

[@jonglewongle3438]

The Germans were fully entitled to contest the British blockade of Germany by increasing German naval capacity and by U-boat campaigns. Nearly all, if not all, the supposedly civilian and supposedly neutral vessels operated by the British and Americans were transporting munitions to the British. And, after all, Germany was doing what it could to defend the Palestinians and Ottomans from the terrorist forces of Greater Israel.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

“terrorist forces of Greater Israel” 😂 Ridiculous and uneducated.

[@tiagomonteiro130]

​@@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121Is the attack of the USS liberty also ridiculous to you.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

@@tiagomonteiro130 Yes, but this was not intended by Israel. During war, wrong targets are hit ALL the time. Not the first of its kind, nor will it be the last. Every nation has hit a target that it wasn’t supposed and had to apologize for it. But I guess we can cherry-pick because we’re idealists.

[@tiagomonteiro130]

@@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121 Aha cool story bro, the survivors tell a different story, they were identified and still attacked and hunted for 2 hours.

[@tiagomonteiro130]

@@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121 Is the treatment of Christians and Orthodox Jews in Israel also ridiculous to you, spitting on them, insulting them and beat old people who can't defend themselves for being Orthodox.

[@caleblebaron1179]

the abdication of k willy is the biggest "your a hero, and you have to leave" moment in history, so sad.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Fallout reference?

[@NapoleonVIII]

Eh, you can argue, if Wilhelm II or Wilhelm III was better, but one thing should be undeniable: The Hohenzollerns were far better than everthing that happened in OTL between Wilhelm II's abdication and the end of the 2nd world war. Concerning the accusation of a "War criminal": If Germany would have won WW1, the Entente feared Middleeuropa, because it would weaken British trade. After the Russo-Japanese war, Britain didn't see Russia as danger anymore. So their focus shifted towards Germany. If Japan could beat Russia, Germany could do it as well. Even worse for them was the good relationship between Germany and the Ottoman Empire. So GB used propaganda, because they feared the German economy could become larger than theirs. Wilson was originally neutral to all countries, but the US was culturally closer to Britain and he couldn't keep up his neutrality, because otherwise America would loose the money, it lend to Britain.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

The US was not culturally closer to Britain. The US has always been a cultural melting pot and most Americans are actually of German descent. Especially in the midwest. It's just that the American elite was primarily of British descent.

[@Bored_Tristar]

I think that WW1 had no villains it was just that WW2 and allied propaganda ended up villainising Kaiser Wilhelm II and his Kaiserreich

[@ralphbernhard1757]

In 1914, Wilhelm II the Superimperialist set out to bring the British Empire to its knees and rule the world. Of course, everybody knows this was the focus of his entire existence...his sole purpose in life. Evidence? The famous "September Program" as his crowning achievement in finally getting on with "bringing the British Empire to its knees" which Wilhelm II the Superimperialist suitably commented on and concluded with a speech on the 3rd September ending thus: *“This time we shall know how to make full use of victory...”* The crowning achievement of his entire existence and rule of course, as everybody knows, was to finally "bring the British Empire to its knees". Everybody knows Wilhelm II obsessed and fussed about the powerful British Empire from the minute he woke up every morning, until the time he fell asleep every night. Only... *...the speech...* ...was not by Wilhelm II, and the date was not 1914. "What actually occurred was that Britain and other countries became hopelessly indebted to the United States once again (edit: during World War 2) ... *“We have profited by our past mistakes,” announced Roosevelt in a speech delivered on September 3, 1942. “This time we shall know how to make full use of victory.” This time the U.S. Government would conquer its allies in a more enlightened manner, by demanding economic concessions of a legal and political nature instead of futilely seeking repayment of its wartime loans (of World War 1).* The new postwar strategy sought and secured foreign markets for U.S. exports, and new fields for American investment capital in Europe’s raw materials producing colonial areas. Despite Roosevelt’s assurances to the contrary, Britain was compelled, under the Lend-Lease agreements and the terms of the first great U.S. postwar loan to Britain, to relinquish Empire Preference and to open all its markets to U.S. competition, at a time when Britain desperately needed these markets as a means by which to fund its sterling debt. Most important of all, Britain was forced to unblock its sterling and foreign-exchange balances built up by its colonies and other Sterling Area countries during the wartime years. Instead of the Allied Powers as a whole bearing the costs of these wartime credits to British Empire countries, they would be borne by Britain itself. Equally important, they would not be used as “blocked” balances that could be used only to buy British or other Sterling Area exports, but would be freed to purchase exports from any nation. Under postwar conditions this meant that they would be used in large part to purchase U.S. exports." (page 115/116) "By relinquishing its right to block these balances, Britain gave up its option, while enabling the United States to make full use of its gold stock as the basis for postwar lending to purchased generalized (primarily U.S.) exports. *At a stroke, Britain’s economic power was broken. What Germany as foe had been unable to accomplish in two wars against Britain, the United States accomplished with ease as its ally."* (Page 117) "Furthermore, under the terms on which it joined the International Monetary Fund, Britain could not devalue the pound sterling so as to dissipate the foreign-exchange value of these balances. Its liability thus was maximized - and so was America’s gain from the pool of liquidity that these balances now represented." ("Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire." -- Michael Hudson, 2nd edition 2003) In case that seems a bit technical, here is the "nutshell version": Just like the bank takes your house if you don't pay up in the real world, the British Empire was run into the ground by the "best friends" USA, who stole the Empire's markets; hidden behind a whole lot of "technical jargon", thereby taking the means London had to pay its debts. A suitable micro level example would be the bank having an eye on your house, then making sure you get fired so you can't pay your debt. On the macro level the term is "debt trap diplomacy", and on the (privatized) propaganda level the means is "projection: accuse somebody else of being something which one is oneself", and that "being" has started waaaaaay earlier as a matter of own policy. A "debt trap" the Allies walked into after 1916, after they had spent all their own money, and squeezed as much out of their colonies as they could get away with, but refused to come to terms at the negotiating table: another factor usually associated with the Central Powers. After both World Wars, the crowds understandably cheered the end of the war... *Meanwhile as the crowds cheered, in the background, big daddy USA ate up the British Empire and turned it into the junior associate power.* Where are all the BBC documentaries informing the public about these postwar events?

[@WarriorofIslam-fd1nr]

Because you don’t get to beg twice and then not pay. Don’t blame the Americans for playing the game better than the British. No tiny island nation could maintain their fragile empire to begin with. So what are the BBC going to cry about? The Americans didn’t cut their own Atlantic cable and communication with Germany or cut off their trade with Germany with a blockade. The British Navy did that. So of course the British needed to pay for the trouble they caused. They should have stayed the fuck out of their betters ways. What you think you’re going to cut off trade, cut off communication, draw US shipping into U Boat waters, start a propaganda campaign and think no one noticed? Stupid silly little British islanders must have been fools if you thought no one knew what you were doing. So yeah, you paid. And you’ll keep paying until we say otherwise. You think you can just manipulate pawns into wars when you are nothing but a pawn. Pride comes before the fall. And for a tiny little island to think they could actually rule the sea, rule the world, what a joke to ever think that. To think you could just lure us into your machinations, what a joke to ever think that. So of course there will be no documentaries, because you started this game, and you lost. Any documentary will only be an admission at losing a game you started. And who want’s to admit they were made fools of by the people they tried to make fools of?

[@BaDitO2]

wilhelm's main fault was that he was pretty much a peacetime monarch during the biggest war of human history of that time. the german public of ww1 was very aware that he effectivly surrendered all the political power to the military during the war, and that reflected very negative on the german monarchy (germans back then had no real concept of a figurehead monarch, but expected firm leadership in special in a time of crisis). but wilhelm failed to fully lead and support the war effort, also that the crown prince also was militarily incompetent didn't help preserving the monarchy. and in the german public's eyes (of back in the day) a monarchy that doesn't properly lead is pointless.

[@Sceptonic]

If only they knew to what extent the cards were stacked up against him by almost every other nation in Europe

[@hofnarrtheclown]

How Is That A Fault If He's Peaceful By Basically Having Avoided Any Responsibility To The Events Of WW1

[@supercoolandawesomefr]

@@Sceptonic if only the americans didnt intervene in a war on the other side of the planet

[@Sceptonic]

@@supercoolandawesomefr true

[@MrZadokthePriest]

As a former historian with the Canadian armed forces and a life long history buff, I concur with your conclusion: much of the coverage of Wilhelm II is unfair and hypocritical. Sadly the first casualty of war is truth and someone who lost his throne in a war will get the blame. Thank you for giving some balance.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

A great defense for the poor Kaiser! He was born with a disfigurement of one of his arms. It caused his body to develop asymmetrically, which didn't look very good. In those days physical strength was of real importance and especially for a Kaiser to be the leader of an Army of most able men. As a child he went through surgery to cut off nerves to his well formed arm and shoulder for cosmetic reasons. His mother wrote in her diary that he went through the surgery bravely without showing any emotions. But that he cried a little afterwards. He was in his days said to wear a helmet with an eagle with a helmet with an eagle on it. This is not true, at least I cannot find any such helmet of his. He did wear a helmet with an eagle with a helmet with a CROSS on it. But that makes complete sense since there are two birdbrains in the stack already.

[@tiagomonteiro130]

I have seen a Video of Wilhelms letters desperatly seeking love from his Mother, and the British commenting on the letters seriously tryed to potray it as if Wilhelm was in love with his Mother when it was just about his birth disfigure seeking Motherly love to except him with it.

[@JuneJarka935]

Read also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II#Religion and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany. Read: ‘German Empire Many of the traditional German Student Corps use varying forms of the black eagle as part of their coat of arms, such as the Corps Altsachsen in Dresden. The Reichsadler had already been introduced at the Proclamation of Versailles, although the first version had been only a provisional one. The design of the eagle was altered at least twice during the German Empire (1871-1918). It shows the imperial eagle, a comparatively realistic black eagle, with the heraldic crown of the German Empire. The eagle has a red beak, tongue and claws, with open wings and feathers. In contrast to its predecessor, the eagle of the German Confederation, it has only one head, looking to the right, symbolising that important parts of the old empire, Austria and Bohemia, were not part of this new empire. Its legal basis was an imperial rescript: To the Reich Chancellor Prince of Bismarck. Following your report of 27 June of this year I authorise: 1. that public authorities and public servants, appointed by the Emperor according to the requirements of the constitution and the laws of the German Empire, are to be called imperial; 2. that the black, one-headed, rightward-looking eagle with red beak, tongue and claws, without scepter and orb, on the breast shield the Prussian eagle, overlaid with the shield of the House of Hohenzollern, (i.e. with inescutcheon of pretence of Hohenzollern ("quarterly argent and sable")) over the same the crown in the form of the crown of Charlemagne, but with two crossing bows, may be brought into use; 3. that the Imperial standard [Script continues] - Kaiser Wilhelm, Rescript of August third, 1871, concerning the names of the public authorities and public servants of the German Empire, as well as the declaration of the Imperial coat of arms and the Imperial standard[5]’ - excerpt.

[@mv.d.k.prepperoma6310]

Im Herzen immer dem Kaiserreich treu und bleibe es auch ! Ich verehre Kaiser Wilhelm II, wie es auch meine Grosseltern taten. 🖤🤍❤ 🖤🤍❤ 🖤🤍❤

[@Christ_the_only_way777]

Jawohl. Kaiser und Gott gegen den satanischen Sozialismus, welche Deutschland in den geschickt hat, und wenn die Grünen weitermachen, nochmal schicken wird. Für immer Kapitalistisch und Kaiserlich. ✝️🦅💪🏽

[@hamburgersv0099]

Gott mit uns!

[@doomhippie6673]

@@hamburgersv0099 Unfortunately there is no such thing as God. And if there was, how come every country in the world believes it on their side?

[@jamesorth6460]

41:50 Like I've always asked, what was the excuse for the British Empire and the French Empire controlling most of the world at that time in history?

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

Hegemony does not need excuses! Those in power simply take!

[@fredh999harris8]

They were saving the world for democracy!

[@jamesorth6460]

@@fredh999harris8 So they say

[@Sceptonic]

​@@fredh999harris8the US continues to use this tried and true excuse

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

@@SceptonicUS dominance since 1945 has created the safest period in human history. Interstate war is rarer than any other time and deaths from conflict have declined exponentially. Seems like a pretty valid excuse to me.

[@dumdrudge]

Good timing, as I've just finished reading "Der Vampir des Festlandes". As an Englishman, proud of my people, I fear that our Royalty and Government have been a curse on us and the world for a very long time. Since about 1688 some may say...

[@DukeoftheAges]

Thank you for making this. It's a shame this all happened.

[@phagen712]

Hey there, just stumbled over this video and I'm impressed how good it. You deserve way more attention for this! I'm from Germany myself and I always held the opinion that Germany was at least not the only factor for the great war. I always assumed that Wilhelm II was just incompetent and a megalomaniac which you clearly prove wrong. I think you did an amazing work, showing your sources and putting in some real work. I try my best to share this video around as much as I can since it really deserves some more attention. God bless you, the late Kaiser and all of Germany!

[@serteshsardrakal2272]

Hey if you guys get a hohenzollern restoration this Canuck is all for it.

[@therandompersona]

I remember first hearing this thesis from a book of a similar title, though the author advances the claim that the primary driver of war in Britain was financial interests, with Edward VII being beholden to such. An interesting digression the author makes is attributing the assassination of Franz Ferdinand to members of the Austrian government who used the Black Hand as a scapegoat for war, though I've been unable to find any other English sources that deal with the topic. Nonetheless this is an excellent video, as are most of the things you put out.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Hold up, this guy tried claiming Franz Ferdinand’s assassination was an inside job? 🤣🤣🤣

[@swatinmates8828]

Yes he did@@warlordofbritannia

[@user-fs9sv6uu6s]

@@warlordofbritannia He did, and it was

[@Christ_the_only_way777]

Thank you so much, god bless you. Glory to constitutional Monarchism ✝️❤️🦅

[@chrisriverata1917]

Glory to Democracies in general🎉

[@doaftheloaf]

where power is passed down to one's children regardless of merit? monarchism is ridiculous, whether it's found in your political system or your religion. but at least in your preferred political system, the king actually exists.

[@Sceptonic]

​@@doaftheloafbetter than the mess the western world is in currently

[@Sceptonic]

​@@chrisriverata1917democracy is a sham, the right word you are looking for is a republic

[@chrisriverata1917]

@@Sceptonic all forms of "republics" are just representative democracies

[@SirSloo]

I honestly think that he was one of the greatest leaders in the world

[@fowreeeeeeeel]

This video really made me wake up to the reality, the fact that the kaiser did not want war but their governments betrayed the empire, and the entente were the ones who started the war. The central powers wanted peace, but their ”politicans” and entente wanted war. long live the German and empire and its monarchy

[@mnamotovic3096]

It's deeeaaad. Stop sucking up the monarchs, won't help you

[@hofnarrtheclown]

​@@mnamotovic3096History Exists For A Reason

[@filippocoleschi9454]

Thank u to ve made this very important video that rehabilited a very important and tragic figure of the great Europe. Gott mit Uns, cheers from Italy!

[@detroitandclevelandfan5503]

Rest in peace my extended family who fought for the Fatherland in the great war. Wilhelm Friedrich born December 11, 1880. Kill in action on the 26 of Aug. 1917 Friedrich born September 5, 1884. Kill in action on July 28 1918 in France. Johann Gottfried born August 6, 1886. Went missing in action on the 30 of August 1914. All three brothers never to return back home -Love from your American cousin. I wish we never went to war. It gives me pride that they fought for such a great innocent man.

[@lmperioEspañol]

I'm a German Empire fan and i love your video. Could you make one video about the "colonial genocides" made by german empire and the real events?

[@supermaximglitchy1]

Every colonial power does that so it’s not that special

[@lmperioEspañol]

@@supermaximglitchy1 Yeah, but It can be a great diferences between what really happened and what teach us

[@supercoolandawesomefr]

@@supermaximglitchy1 the "genocide" he is talking about is the namibian "genocide", which wasnt really a genocide, it was a terrorist revolt led by arab slave traders and tribal warlords who wanted to regain hegemony over the other natives. it is now treated as some proto-holocaust for no reason other than pushing liberal democracy and the classic "old=bad" narrative.

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

"Wilhelm is an old jew" - Goebbels No idea how is this relevant but that's how comments are supposed to work

[@christianmartinez098]

Spain and Germany were powers that had a common enemy, the British, and now their empires are frowned upon

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Germany and Spain have a lot of history together not only in that sense.

[@christianmartinez098]

@@tiagomonteiro130 When the Habsburgs ruled the Holy Roman Germanic Empire in the 15th to 18th centuries, in addition to Charles I of Spain he was the king with greatest splendor since he ruled two outstanding empires of the 16th century, which were the Spanish Empire and the Holy Empire itself.

[@sergiodasilva6505]

What's your thoughts of the Portuguese empire

[@unkillable1693]

“History is a set of lies agreed upon.” -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Like for example the Propaganda that napoleon was small, but he actually was average hight yet people still belive it history is full of lies and Propaganda to demonize the enemy.

[@Xpistos510]

If every monarch lived up their obligation towards Christian-style compassion, monarchism would have been ideal.

[@user-rt4cj3bt5b]

As a proud Berliner myself and a great admirer of German Culture, I couldn't agree more with you @Lavader. I know most of the people has a very negative image of Kaiser and Germany before WWII but I think Germany was a great place during 18th & 19th century, particularly between 1850 to 1910. During the time of Friedrich the great, Enlightenment movement has a huge impact on the Social, Economical, Cultural aspects of German culture, that helped people in Art, Music, Literature, Philosophy, Architecture, Science to be more creative, innovative and be the best in their respective fields. The work of that time can be considered as a second Renaissance. The best thing about that time was mutual respect for the creative people from other countries & ethnicity. A lot of modern practices in various fields were originated at that time and we should be greatful for that, atleast I am. As nobody is perfect, I am sure Wilhlem II has his flaws, still he promoted Worker Rights, Affordable Housing for Middle & Poor Berliners, promoted Industrial growth, one can see the Rathaus( Townhall) of Berlin's districts, most of them were build during his time, many survived WWII destruction, they are one of the best Architecture. Siemens, AEG, Various Auto BMW, Mercedes, Opel, Audi, Skoda, Lots of Coal & Steel works in NRW, Baden & Bavaria, The Railways, Insurance firms etc etc did very well. You can still see most of German cities & town till to this date has a very good Transport Intra City network, Trams U & S Bahn, Thanks to City Planner and vision of the Kaiser & his advisors. This may upset many people, but other countries were quite jeolous of the progress of German Empire at the turn of 20th century and kind of forced Germany to participate in WWI. Being a non German myself I still respect German culture and the people, "Gott mit uns" whicb translates to "God with us".

[@hofnarrtheclown]

Wilhelm II didn't Have any Flaws

[@jamesorth6460]

You ought to do one on the unjust treatment of Kaiser Karl I of Austria after WWI

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

RIP Saint Charles of Austria. You will be missed

[@adamkiraly9805]

Blessed Charles Emperor and King of Hungary

[@warlordofbritannia]

The wrong Kaiser at the wrong time. A few years earlier and things could have gone very differently…

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

@@warlordofbritannia quite!

[@shareemrasyidi9948]

Karl is definitely the definition of being the wrong guy in the wrong time, by the time he ascended the throne, Austria fate in the war is pretty much sealed despite his effort on suing for peace with the US The Austrian was definitely doing the Habsburgs dirty after all the effort of Otto von Habsburg and his family for promoting Austrian independence and opposition towards Nazism when the Austrian was cheering when Germany annexed their whole country and lining up in the Heldenplatz for an actual dictator and despot to come up without knowing what will happen to their country in the future

[@troo_6656]

What I most appreciate about this series is the depth of research. You clearly care about this topic and it shows. I must admit I went into this video with a lot of scepticism. As many others I have heard a lot about the 'mad Keiser who caused war by reckless fleet building ect'. I have already been bit suspicious of the narrative as it seemed there were at least 2 to 3 versions of Wilhelm's childhood and his relation to Queen Victoria, though in the past I simply dismissed it as historical uncertainty. But you provided sources, which make the 'mad Keiser' narrative about as believable as about every single character decision in the last season of Game of Thrones. I must admit I was not aware about the fleet's purpose, but on closer examination it makes too much sense that Wilhelm would think nothing bad about it and see it as necessity. Healthy competition with Britain from his pov was nothing bad, if capitalistic ideas follow both nations will prosper from it in the long term. But British had reoriented their Empire from economic boon to liability in 1830 and 40. Which along with the rise of imperialists in the country politics perfectly explains why they would want to destroy the competition at any cost. Because they didn't want a rival as they country was in death spiral and the only thing keeping it from happening were reforms or absence of competition. They chose the second solution, which lead to war, debts to the USA and the long awaited fall from relevance to be supplanted by those who used the same strategy that gave Brits their empire to begin with. One might say that on their way to avoid the fall they inevitably caused it. Now British involvement in WW1 makes actual sense to me. Now things finally fall into place and contradictions are gone. It was stupid, short sighted decision in a country ruled by pride and paranoia.

[@suleyman8696]

You are wrong on certain points. Queen Victoria & King Edward 7 both had no political power in Britain, and were merely figurehead. As it has been the case in Britain since the end of the 18th century. The relations of Britain were managed by the British parliament , just like French was by the assemblée nationale. However , in Germany, the Kaiser had the power

[@Heimkineast]

Also interesting: Nick Kollerstrom, How Britain initiated both World Wars

[@tiagomonteiro130]

There was a man in Germany i think it was Rudol Hess who flew to England to ask for peace and end the war gues what the responce was he was locked up and keept secret until the war was over

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

I would argue that Russia started it. Why do you think Britain? I'm not trying to start an argument, but I'm perplexed seeing as the British sought neutrality in ww1

[@Heimkineast]

Also worth a look: The bad War, M.S. King

[@Heimkineast]

@@Ussonan-Foderation2016 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn62n2l4hK2Vr9U

[@bolivar2153]

@@Heimkineast "Nicholas Kollerstrom (born 1946) is an English historian of science and author who is known for the promotion of Holocaust denial and other conspiracy theories." Author of such "fine" works as "The Life and Death of Paul McCartney 1942-1966: A Very English Mystery" Yea ... a real "go-to" source for reliable "history".

[@arananation]

So Americans were used as human shields onboard the Lusitania.

[@Bored_Tristar]

The Lusitania was carrying weapons as well thinking that the Germans wouldn’t shoot it. The Germans felt they had no choice and if anything it was bad of Britain to make a passenger ship carry weapons and not I am saying this as a Briton

[@JoboGamezzz]

@@Bored_Tristaras a ship nerd it’s a shame such a beautiful and fabulous ship (my personal favorite) was lost but I don’t see it as any war crime cause of the weapons and prior warnings

[@cryptlocker6851]

I really appreciate you for making this series, friend. It has brought new light to my view of the German Empire. I hope that you continue to make content like this and more about Germany, and I wish you good fortune for the future. God bless you and the last German Kaiser!

[@NibanoTransmontano]

1:14:00 In addition to betraying us at the Berlin conference and frustrating our dream of a pink map, they also invaded our colonies, thus blaming the Germans.... Both the Republicans and the British Empire disgust me

[@NickRatnieks]

The statue in Corfu of Achilles that Wilhelm had commissioned had this tribute inscribed on it- now removed: "To the Greatest Greek from the Greatest German."

[@DjDeadpig]

My god, another upload, this week has just been made better.

[@RandomOrthodoxMan]

I understand saying that the British overreacted to the German naval buildup for trade, ect. But for Britain the empire of which the only reason it had maintained and got to its superpower status is because they weren’t a continental nation that had to focus on the army, they could put all there time and attention into the Navy which they used to there upmost benefit. Yes I know and most should recognize the British overreacted but this was the empire which backbone was the navy.

[@RandomOrthodoxMan]

I know, nobody will see this most likely but I just figured I’d voice my view on it, however I agree with everything else stated in the video.

[@RTXti-ez6ye]

​@@RandomOrthodoxManthat is the point :I get to keep colonies which I have invaded in the name of trade but if you ever think about increasing your naval ability to protect your trade route then you are planning to invade us and we would have to declare war to protect ourself."

[@Marmocet]

When I finally got around to actually reading the Austro-Hungarian (AH) ultimatum to Serbia, I was surprised to see how mild and reasonable the demands actually are. Basically, the AH demands were that the Serbian government should: 1. turn over individuals identified by the AH investigation as co-conspirators in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife; 2. remove people in the Serbian government agitating for conflict with AH from office; 3. shut down publications agitating for conflict against AH; and 4. route out and shut down organizations plotting assassinations of AH officials. There's nothing I can see in the ultimatum that I would describe as having a "brutal tenor" or as being a list of demands too onerous to be acceded to. To me, the demands seem quite measured and reasonable, especially considering that Franz Ferdinand was AH's future head of state.

[@bolivar2153]

Actually, no. The demands were _deliberately_ formulated and drafted by Austria-Hungary in such as manner so as to preclude _any_ possibility of Serbian acceptance. This was decided upon at the Austrian Ministerial Council Meeting which took place on 7 July 1914. (The original transcripts of the meeting are available online).

[@Marmocet]

@@bolivar2153 Yes, that's what I've heard over and over again, but when I read the actual ultimatum itself, its demands are, as I said, measured and reasonable. If they were intended to be rejected by the Serbian government, the Austo-Hungarians must have known the Serbians were unreasonable dicks who wouldn't accede to reasonable demands and preferred war instead.

[@bolivar2153]

@@Marmocet No, they had simply decided that their issues with Serbia were going to be resolved by means of war. Again, if you actually bother to take the time to read the minutes of the meeting, you will see this explicitly stated, with no room for any misunderstanding. The demands were NOT measured and reasonable, and were never considered so by any statesman of the day. They were simply never intended to be.

[@Marmocet]

@@bolivar2153 Even if the Austro-Hungarian officials believed that the Serbian Government would reject the terms of the ultimatum, the fact remains that the ultimatum's demands are quite measured and reasonable. Rejecting these measured and reasonable terms would show that the Serbian Government sought war with Austria-Hungary. And indeed, Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Pašić's conversation with Tsar Nicholas II on February 2, 1914 suggests that war with Austria-Hungary is what the Serbian government wanted and had been planning for.

[@bolivar2153]

@@Marmocet No. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE REJECTED. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO PRECLUDE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ACCEPTANCE. What part of that do you consider to be measured or reasonable? In what way is an effective surrender of sovereignty "acceptable" to you? The Ultimatum was seen merely as the "formal" means by which to wage a war that had already been decided upon. It was never a case of "if" the Serbians would reject the ultimatum, it was simply a case of "when". The Austrian's wanted them to reject it. They wanted that reason for war. They designed the ultimatum in such a way as the Serbian's could not possibly accept it. It was designed to be neither measured nor reasonable. They got the response they wished and planned for.

[@sparten6]

Wow I always knew there was more to the Kaiser. Thank you for your work!

[@humanitysenterprise]

Stolzmonat based

[@url7167]

Next video: "The Innocence of Adolf Hitler"

[@supercoolandawesomefr]

@@url7167 yawn

[@Fernybun]

​@@url7167 Equating Monarchism to National Socialism is a clear sign of an uneducated and dull mind.

[@reality_is_often_bore]

@@url7167 commie pissed💀💀💀💀💀

[@johnnotrealname8168]

I am glad you collated this. I prefer long-form videos. This man intrigues me. He was pro-worker and tolerated Catholics.

[@Drayran]

Great job on this video! ♥ Even Germans themselves are pretty much fed the Third Reich narrative for everything that concerns the Kaiserreich with Wilhelm being a proto-"Austrian Painter". Knowing his vita nothing could be further from the truth. He was a great reformer causing major headaches for his families in his youth because of his libertarian idea set.

[@largiegorgle]

Did you know prisoners of the German Empire were, in general, treated considerably better than German soldiers in the Entente’s hands? Edit: they were also sent home immediately after the war ended, while German prisoners stayed in British and French POW camps for years after.

[@therealinkling5107]

Good video kind sir. When I was younger, and in school, we were always portrayed Wilhelm as an antagonistic figure. Then when I went to college, Wilhelm was portrayed in a less antagonistic light, but still a negative light, claiming he didn't do enough, to prevent war, partly blaming it on his naivity. It's always good to hear history from another perspective, and from someone who comes from a different walk of life - as we all have our own intrinsic biases. In short, good job on writing a comprehensive video, that actually refers to it's sources, contrary to much of what we see on this platform.

[@fierynagasakti2071]

The Anglo-German Relation during WW1 was kinda Mirror to what we have now the American-Sino relation.

[@PetroBeherha]

Except this time with nukes.

[@Akaoni21]

Who's the bad guy, the Americans or the Chinese?

[@thetreelander7378]

@@Akaoni21 China as they are doing an actual genocide because they are racial supremacists.

[@WarriorofIslam-fd1nr]

@@Akaoni21They both want to be top dog. It’s natural, states are just mass representations of people. It’s natural among life forms to want to be the king of the mountain. It’s natural for others to resent you eating the most fruit from the world. It is what it is. What I do know though, is that China and America are a lot more economically linked than England and Germany were. It’s not going to be in the interest of eithers elites per say to have a war. I mean in this day and age you can open a factory anywhere as long as you say who’s who is sa-heeb and bow down to the group in charge and give them their cut. So elites aren’t as caught up in just “their” country anyway. There aren’t really good and bad guys. There are just people who are content and people who want more. Is it good or noble to want more for your people? Probably but can noble intentions spill blood to attain? Of course, are they noble anymore? Do you spend your money on your family or do you spend all your money on orphans and tell your kids to sacrifice because at least they have parents? Who gets to say who is good and who is bad? Who gets to say what is noble and what is not. People? People say anything when the comfort to say anything is there. But we all know, that comfort isn’t always there. So….who knows? Who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? They’re just people….. on both sides. Some with noble intentions, some with not so noble, some who are idealist, some who are realist. They are not hive minds. Let’s all make money together and drink good tea.

[@jakkuhl6223]

Yes. The Anglo's greatest fear is to be eclipsed and they are used to postponing that by throwing a geopolitical temper tantrum.

[@HavocPrime8989]

World War 1 was an inevitable war that was completely unnecessary, while World War 2 was a necessary war that could have been avoided. There were so many factors and greedy interests in causing the first World War, that there was almost nothing the Kaiser or the other handful of peace minded individuals could do to stop it. Honestly, other than the assassination of the Archduke and the sinking of the Lusitania, I wasn't even taught much about the Great War. WW2 gets more of the spotlight, and retroactively makes Germany look like it was always evil. As I started studying about it on my own and watching videos on the Great War, it just comes off as a senseless tragedy. No one side was good or evil. Atrocities committed on all sides, millions of lives lost due to violence, disease, incompetent commanders, and starvation. And at the end of it all, it was the ones who begged the most for peace who paid the price, while the "heroes" of the conflict, for the sake of petty retribution, planted the seeds for the second war and the horrors that followed.

[@oolooo]

Me , an infamous Germanophobe who despises Germany respects this man .That should give you a clue as to how likeable he was .

[@alienobject6874]

I would suggest reading John C.G. Röhl's gigantic 3-part Wilhelm biography instead of Christina Croft. I've only listened to a part of this video but the points of view taken are extremely charitable compared to the vulnerable, weak, indecisive, yet incredibly opinionated, vain, foolish and prejudiced man Röhl displays not through his own opinions but by extensively quoting Wilhelm's own statements, writings, and those of his government. They are damning to say the least, not in the sense that he's an irreconcilable warmonger or a proto-Adolf, but in the sense that his immaturity and narcissism are a tragedy for the entire Reich and that even his closest subordinates during his long reign repeatedly ask each other if the man is entirely sane because his opinions and moods appear to shift constantly. Röhl's Wilhelm - A Concise LIfe gives a taste of the full biography but does no true justice to the chaos present at the very top of the German government from his accession to the throne to his abdication that the thousands of pages of the full biography reveal.

[@philfluther2713]

Was he not pushed into war by others? Did he not 1914 look for a way out of war? Didn't lead the charge to war my thinking. 'Organisational Man' a greater culprit I suspect. Prussia fastidiously 'Organisational Man'.

[@alienobject6874]

@uther2713 Short answer: no. Long answer: WIlhelm is no prince of peace. It's hard to get a full measure of the man since he for example in statements and letters to members of his government and family (and occasionally in outbursts to complete strangers that end up shaming his diplomatic corps) can one day swear eternal enmity to England, its monarchy, its people, and all they stand for, and the next wax sentimental about the British navy and his relatives over there. During the crises preceding the first World War his chancellor, foreign minister and others occasionally despair as Wilhelm marches head held up into an international flashpoint and makes bellicose statements, but then at the last moment chickens out and backs down. I wish I'd remember who it was from his closest subordinates (maybe Bülow?) that stated point blank that he wished Wilhelm would for once stay a course he plots out. If you are interested in him, it's worth reading Röhl only to get a sense of what people around him are saying about him and how he rows back and forth between extreme positions even within the space of a day, a catasthropic trait for a leader. Röhl is also worth reading for the hilariously incompetent and drunken antics of the son of Bismarck, which certainly prove wrong the adage that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[@ironclad4288]

Great video, finding credible (or even basic) information about Kaiser Wilhelm II himself in common media/historical literature is simply second to none. This was honestly the missing piece that completely opened my eyes to the intentions of not only the Kaiser, but the rest of the world and it’s leaders… (Also shoutout to Critical Past for ruining countless hours of amazing historical footage with their goddamn logo. Words cannot express the cringe when I see it flash across the screen, covering the faces of those long forgotten.)

[@ralphbernhard1757]

For the British Empire, commencing roughly the year 1900, every "victory" was in fact a nail in the own coffin. The following essay will explain how first London, and then Washington DC used mainly divide and rule/conquer strategies at key watershed moments throughout history in order to effect world domination, mainly facilitated by a geographical advantage. Unlike conventional wisdom suggests, such policies were not only implemented in overseas territories and colonies, but were indeed also used against the continental European powers, within the limitations of the power balance at any given time in history. In order to first become and then later stay the world hegemon, distance coupled with a financial and technological edge, were converted into political means (policies) by London power players. Up to the early-20th century, these realities gave London that slight edge over their continental rivals which were already divided due to a variety of reasons. As time progressed and war ravaged Europe in the first half of the 20th century, technology advanced further, so that the geographical advantage once enjoyed by London, passed over to the USA and Washington DC's power players. After World War 2 the multipolar world up to the 19th century turned bipolar, then unipolar as the Cold War ended or the systems morphed. Historically, European conflicts between systems based on structurally similar dynasties, turned into a struggle between ideologically different systems. Rather than the previous limited wars up to the early-20th century, wars then became total. The different systems tended to strive to overpower, marginalize, integrate or destroy other conflicting systems if symbioses was not possible. The key to success here, and the novelty of the theory presented, was that the core means employed were strategies resembling divide and rule/conquer. The systems which had the geographical advantage, either allied with, beguiled, befriended or otherwise favored other systems if useful for own gain. What set these loose alliances of friendships or ententes apart from other systems which also united, was a lack of obligation to react in any specific way during times of crises or wars. The distinct advantage of geography being that those with such a competitive advantage would not have to fear an existencial threat to the own systems and could be more bold in international relations, or delaying actions in crises or wars until a favorable point on the timeline, based on the technological standpoint humanity had reached at the point in time. Such divide and rule strategies were in fact standing London policies, disguised by careful use of language in policies. Since the logic of balanced powers to avoid great wars was widely accepted within the framework of the Concert of Europe, no other capital city seemed to have noticed or objected. Rather than aiding relative peace, which persisted in most of Europe for around a century after 1815, London's policy standpoint as sole "balancer of powers", resulted in an ever greater risk of a total war of the systems. At the core of Europe, these older continental European systems grew in extent and power in the leadup to 1914, under constant stress in efforts to balance power due to the fact that land borders resulted in more exposure to danger from a neighboring system: placing continental powers in a situation of a relative geographical disadvantage while engaging in crises or wars. While London could always find a power to temporarily ally with on the continent, the reverse was not possible (on Britain), because the UK had achieved an early unification process. The "decider" would always be London. Continental powers therefore faced the geographically disadvantageous locations with regards to expansive aims. This was directly opposed to faraway systems which had the geographical advantage of distance from this core of the Old World. Few seemed to have noticed the potential for MAD as time passed. Due to her geographical advantage, and at London's sole discretion, the "balancer" London stood aloof. The technological standpoint at the time meant she was detached from all danger to the own heartland which was England. A role which was guarded by the Royal Navy. London was the "sole divider and sole decider of wars". That eventually lead to the unintentional end of European world rule and domination, including their own. It was a careful use of language which meant that most of the above did not need to be kept hidden, but the words used indeed reveal a standing policy of "divide et impera". In fact, most of it happened out in the open, in newspaper articles, treaties, conferences, political summits, etc. and for all current witnesses to observe and study because just like today, it is possible to drive multiple policies in parallel. Most observers simply did not recognize the events for what they were, or they noticed and considered the status quo as a meritocracy or a well-deserved own right, or they did not pay attention. Distinct systems with many similarities and many differences employing strategies as a way to achieve greater gain for the own system. The theory comes in two parts, that of 1) divide and rule, in which case the dividing power is actually in a position to exploit an imbalance in power, to impose a ruling on another side by ensuring the continued rift between opposing systems, and the more common 2) divide and gain, where the power intent on creating an advantage for its own system, has to suffice with splitting potential unity in the making apart, but lacks sufficient power to impose a ruling. Divide and rule/conquer is revealed by events. Unlike human beings, *events* don't lie, steal, or kill. *Unlike human beings, events which are proven to have happened, and are not disputed to have occured, do not deceive, manipulate, or "tweak" the own perceived "truths" in order to generate positive feelings in a flurry of "99% ancillary details", which then distorts vision...*

[@Sceptonic]

The US and other interventionist nations continue to use this flowery language to engage in the internal affairs of other countries

[@ralphbernhard1757]

@@Sceptonic Yes, so true. Most people cannot distinguish between the concepts of "isolationism" and "anti interventionalism", and the advocates of "isolationism" proudly chest-thump their way from one war of intervention to the next. Mostly due to the vested interests of a few from their own countries/states/systems.

[@davidcollins2648]

Ever since Napoleon Britain fought wars to maintain international trade supremacy. They "owned" the seas or certainly acted like it.

[@kaiserwilly4234]

Yes, all I wanted was peace.

[@WillrichvonVille]

❤❤❤ Pro Gloria et Patria - Nec soli cedit - Gott, Kaiser, Vaterland!

[@msmith1890]

This video series was great and very enlightening. I thank you for your hard work.

[@Ravi9A]

anglo propaganda is always a hell of a drug.

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

Saxons Protestants, but close enough

[@austro-prussianempire7056]

God save our innocent Kaiser 🙏 ❤

[@Voided191]

All this "Germany wasn't that bad, the Entente were the real villains" narrative is fucking stupid and here's why The Entente did not want war. Serbia was invaded because an unaffiliated organisation assassinated the Austrian Archduke. They accepted 90% of Austria's demands, and their main dispute was Austria wanting to occupy Serbia and essentially turn it into a puppet state for their investigation, occupation they most likely would've maintained until they can fake some evidence of Serbian involvement. Serbia, meanwhile, wanted the neutral Hague to investigate. Russia joined to defend Serbia from unjustified aggression, and France joined to honour their alliances. The French had long since given up on Alsace-Lorraine, a region Germany had illegally annexed and ethnically cleansed. Meanwhile, Britain joined to defend its ally Belgium from Germany. This being the same Germany that actively encouraged Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia, planned to depopulate and resettle chunks of Poland, committed genocides in Namibia and Tanganyika, caused a famine in Romania, chemically devastated France to such an extent that parts of the country are still unsafe to cross over 100 years later, enthusiastically supported the Ottomans while they were committing genocide against the Armenians and starving half of Lebanon, and a whole host of other atrocities. The only reason the German Empire didn't have the body count of its British counterpart is because one lasted for less than 50 years while the other survived for centuries, and considering the fact there's even a comparison at all with those time scales should disgust anyone with a conscience

[@a.f.w.froschkonig2978]

He shaped the best Germany we ever had.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Compared to.today's Germany ? Yes !!

[@DargorShepard]

I already knew Germany wasn't to blame thanks to Pax Tube's video "Why America should NOT have joined WW1" but watching this has taught me how much more tragic of a figure Kaiser Wilhelm II really was, and just like the video taught me: For France it was about revenge, for Britain it was about destroying a rival and for America is was simply for the banks to get a return on their questionable investment. The why things transpired fills me with much lament.

[@dontavious3772]

This just feels tragic ngl. no matter how much he tried, how much friendships and help he tried to give to others his empire still fell in the end...

[@HawkThunder907]

18:04 it's a small correction, his name was Tirpitz.

[@ethan9868]

I think my country backed the wrong group personally. We blamed the wrong country for the Lusitania, the British well knew what they were doing when they loaded a mass amount of ammunition onto a passenger ship filled with Americans. I'd be interested to know your take on the Zimmerman telegram.

[@bluedragontoybash2463]

Lusitania is just a narrative just like USS maine or USS maddox

[@TheTrueAdept]

In an alternate history timeline, I gave Wilhelm the moniker of "the Flawed". Largely because he was well meaning but flawed...

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Well yes he intended good but he was still young and naive i saw a movie about how people in Germany wanted a better system so that they can feed their families, Emperor Wilhelm of course had a plan to solve this problem but an election betwen the Social democrats and him were at the door, and Bismarck warned him to delay that plan becouse if he instalt it now the Social democrats would take adventage of it for their own cause.

[@erichoberlaender9550]

Well done ,im sorry but I have to admit that the name of the Admiral that supported the building of a German war Navy was not "Tripitz" but "Tirpitz". After him the sister ship of Battleship Bismarck would be named Tirpitz (naturally much later/NS time). None the less keep up the superb work!

[@justanaviationguy11]

He was a good Kaiser and should be portrayed less evil! Also I'm sure the reason of instability and WW2 were BECAUSE Germany got rid of him, they were not ready for a democracy and the vast majority still was sympathizing with Wilhelm/Monarchy

[@mangyminotaur30]

I used to subscribe to the idea that the Kaiser was to blame for the calamities but now I know, thank you