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My world history teacher in high school was a descendant of this guy. Very strong pride in it. Bonus points in his class were earned by dissing the French. Best teacher I ever had. RIP, Baron Wilhelm Von Huber.
@Justin-pe9cl I really wish I could answer that. Unfortunately I didn't learn till 4 years after the fact that he passed away two years after I graduated.
Wilhelm was not totally responsible for the First World War. France wanted revenge in its defeat in 1870 and the German Generals were concerned with the industrial growth in Russia. Wilhelm asked Tsar Nicholas to not mobilize in 1914. In fact Germany only mobilized as a result of Russia's Mobilization. Good show! Well Done!
One of the more interesting questions in history is the degree to which Wilhelm’s personality and role in German policy did or didn’t contribute as a factor to the start of WW1. What is clear is that once the war started he was basically irrelevant.
Vicky actually did the right thing by Wilhelm by having him do everything any other Prince would do. He learned to ride, hunt and even chop wood in his older years in Holland. Had she babied him and had him act and feel disabled lord knows how horrible he would have been. You know, Wilhelm has been blamed for WWI for over 100 years now but I have read correspondence between Wilhelm and Franz Josef between the assassination and the start of the war. The first letter is practically pleading with FranzJosef to NOT send the demanding letter to Serbia and telling him to think very clearly before doing anything rash. Whether these were sincere words or not who can tell but he did write and send them.
It’s fascinating how Wilhelm's personal struggles, like his relationship with Bismarck and his obsession with military power, shaped German and global history. Great in-depth analysis!
Kaiser Wilhelm II was not ready to become ruler of the german empire. His great uncle and grandfather and father dying to early set things in motion. It was also the case with his cousin in russians the tsars. They were not ready to be rulers as well and see what happen russia and the revolution that happened. Also the kaiser mother had a nervous break down and depression also caused his upbring to be wild and crazy. Also i think the traditions on how the family raised also cause him to have an ego at a young age where children his needed time to develop. When he became kaiser at 29 he had a misguided view of the world and how the world worked. He didnt really fully immerse himself in world politics. Which foolish and unfortunate since he was related to half of the world monarchs in some for or another. He could of you use that his advantage to further his understanding and to develop his country and his standing in the world. Also to get rid of bismark was one of the biggest mistakes he ever made. To not take wise council from a man who has chancellor and in politics for more then 30 years stupid. Also his influence on the austro hungry empire was a big mistake. The habsburg monarchy was just in same boat as the kaiser. No compintent head of state and leader of the military. Once prince Franz Ferdinand was killed they could of negotiated a diplomatic solution to situation to avoid war. Wilhelm society pressures got the best of him as well of thinking that germany should have a great empire like his cousins in great britain and russia and other kingdoms really lead him astray. Only if he had taking wise council from his ministers and some generals he would still been kaiser of germany and his family most likely would be still rulers of germany. Probably in a form their cousins in great britain but with less powers in germany. But House of Hohenzollern would still be almost absolute rulers in germany in some form. The germans has a good work force and good education system. Modern day german is the fourth largest country by GDP in world after almost one hundred years after world war two. Imagine House of Hohenzollern ruler over that type of economy only if Kaiser Wilhelm II would taken bismark advice. His country would be a super power in it own right, How ironic is that and to history. Good content.
Yes, the genocide in Namibian was horrible as was the Belgians in the Congo and the British of the Zulus and every other tribe that stood up for themselves. Everu😢countr that had a colony any where treated the natives. This was because of the old racism of the past but Wilhelm cannot be singled out for this.
I disagree. If Germany had whisked off Austria Hungary, certainly Austria Hungary wouldn't have had the balls to declare war on serbia. They would have sought negotiations. Unfortunately welheim was arrogant and militaristic. He wanted to settle some European scores which unfortunately ended badly. If Austria Hungary didn't declare war on serbia, Russia had no reason to mobilize. This would have made France stay away. Even though they badly wanted a rematch with Germany after humiliation in 1970
Thank you for keeping the history of the old world alive. However most people have no clue & little appreciation. While every generation has a failing flaw, yet these generations before were much more disciplined & refined in character & deed.
He was deep down inside a very good man but a man of his times. I can understand him. I was a breach birth as well. Family on my mother's side were also land owning class in brandenburg not far from Berlin. Obviously some bias there but it's part of my history as well.
Okay I have to admit I really loved this documentary. It was kind of cool. But if I was able to pick which people I’d like you (The People Profiles) to do documentaries on it would be people like L. Frank Baum, John Wayne Gacy, Walt Disney, Leif Erickson, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, Robin Williams, A A Milne, Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Samuel Houston and Stephen F. Austin. Now again I certainly enjoyed this documentary it was a blast and I can’t thank you enough for it. Sincerely The Time Machine.
New subscriber here 😊 I found this video after watching all the videos on the Jewish Holocaust and i wanted to know more about the German Kaiser and what led up to world war 1 and why Hitler wanted retribution for Germany. Great content and narration is a must to keep me interested! And this does it ❤
The history of Wilhelm II and Germany's role in the years leading to World War I, has been written by the British and the French who hated him at a molecular level. Economically, Germany had already overtaken Britain and historically, the French were still seething from the humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm was no angel, far from it, but basically he only wanted for his own country what Britain and France (and even Belgium) already had. Maybe the outcome would have been different, or at least less bloody under Bismarck. But, was he the cause of it? The old Europe of Empires, Royal families and a powerful nobility was already outmoded and dying. To lay all that happened in those bloody years on the head of Wilhelm may be more political than historically factual.
He loved and hated the English at the sametime . His birth did that . Also his up bringing . What they did to him as a young boy . He did love women and had 2 wives . So his arm did not stop him from that part. 😂 he could ride and shoot . And he did love to chop wood . Even as a old man . He got off lucky . His cousin Niki was not so lucky .
Excellent video. The fact that that much power rested in the hands of those more delusional than the most entitled celebrities disgusts me. The movie Nicholas and Alexandria is the closest representation to how disconnected they really were. Though even an academy award winning performance still cant replicate the terrible entitlement that existed.
Not denying that monarchs and politicians high on power get delusional and cause ruin, but I think you are overestimating the "wisdom" of celebrities. That they usually have done less damage is mostly because they haven't directly held political/military power. Ronald Reagan did a reasonable job (except for no fault divorce during his governor days), but he had become convinced of the need for smaller government, which is vanishingly rare among those holding the reins of said government. Power corrupts. Absolutely.
Interestingly, my oldest child was breech and so I’m always interested in finding out the personalities of breech babies. In my non-academic research starting with my own daughter, I’ve found some interesting patterns. Most parents say their breech child was more difficult, stubborn and aggressive prone to ADHD. If I were younger, I would continue my degree in Psychology for a Masters and do more clinical work on this but I find it interesting how many of these characteristics come up over and over when talking of breech babies. Of course today most breech are C-section so it has nothing to do with the birth necessarily but how they sat prior to birth.
While he, and the German Empire's actions definitely contributed to the war, he can hardly be held solely accountable for the beginning of the Great War. While his actions in attempting to elevate the status of Germany within Europe certainly contributed to the strained relations that precipitated the war, it must be remembered that British and French inflexibility in tolerating the ascendancy of the Kaiserreich are equally to blame. You cannot have an arms race without multiple willing participants. A factor that I feel is often overlooked, or at least downplayed, is the close familial ties between many of the monarchs. Victoria is often lauded as the mother of the European monarchies, but I believe this consolidation of power within one extended family played an underrated part in causing the WWI. These men essentially were engaged in the typical competitions and power struggles that exist within many large families, but in their cases, these squabbles were played out with, and at the cost of, the lives of millions of those who were their subjects. It put it somewhat inartfully, WWI was essentially a dick measuring contest between cousins that was inflicted on the whole of Europe. The vanity of men who had spent their entire lives being told that they were ordained by god to rule over others was the direct cause of nearly a quarter century of strife and over 115 million deaths. Wilhelm is responsible for the war in the sense that the entire monarchical system at the beginning of the 20th century is responsible for it. George V, Nicholas II, Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph all share equal blame for the slaughter.
@@pedanticradiator1491 I know France was not a monarchy hence why I didn’t mention them. While definitely not an absolute monarch like Wilhelm and Nicholas, George V still had a significant amount of influence in British politics.
It wasn’t the Monarchy’s as a system It was our worst aspects Blind Arrogance and Hubris a lust for war by hot heads and greedy people Amongst other things Just like today Except were even more dangerous and deadly
Can you guys also make podcast versions of these biographies. I would like to listen to them on Spotify or RUclips Music as I have subscriptions for both. Edit: Never mind. I saw the advertisement near the end of the video that you have podcast versions.
44:10 austria hungary did not over react. they did however wait far to long to make the demands. the government and the black hand were hand in hand at the time and everyone knew it. austria hungary was in the right
aiser Wilhelm II was not SOLELY responsible for WWII, though he played a large part. I watched another story about his childhood. He was literately tortured to try and makehis arm grow and straighten. His mother couldn't accept that her son had a deformity. One that was caused by the Dr and not her. It warped her thinking. And the result was a man who had the worst characteristics of his parents and the people who raised him.
So, from point zero on, you try to paint him as a villain. I paint the real villain as Edward VII who cemented to France his little coup without telling the government, nor even his wife before he did it. Had Kaiser Edward, er, king edward not have done this, we wouldn't have had the lasting effects that we have today. But, no one talks about that.
Tsar Nicholas wasn't Wilhelm's cousin like said in the video and America only entered WW1 after the Zimmerman telegram, not due to unrestricted submarine attack on naval ships again in 1917 like the video claims. Some glaring historical inaccuracies.
To blame the German Kaiser for the start of WWI is to misunderstand the tensions that had been at work in Europe at the time. The tension and rivallry between the great powers, the desire of Britain to go war with Germany (secret British elite formed in 1879). The decline of Austria-Hungary and the rise of Slav nationalism. The Dual Alliamce saddling Imperial Germany with a declining power, the failure to renew the Reinsurance treaty with Russia that lapsed in the 1890's. The only real blame that might be attributed to Wilhem would have been the hast in which the went to the support of Austria after the assasination of the archduke. Backing Austria-Hungary to the hilt.
My family lost relatives courtesy of "this fine chap".... Also not forget that it was the Germans who imported Lenin into Russia and also the infamous telegram to Mexico (😂😂)
Though it’s true that “Kaiser Wilhelm II”, no doubt had, a very Great deal of influence & impact on his nation, during his lifetime. Being an Emperor & therefore a very high profile individual in the times that he lived in, he therefore, in his historical words and and actions (with considerable hindsight), would have had a very great impact on events that took place, not only after his reign as Emperor of Germany was over but, even after his death. High profile people & National Leaders, therefore have a very great burden of responsibility, to choose their words and to moderate their actions, with very great care. Because what they both, say & do, in their own time, will later be used, by future generations afterwards (their future successors). For it is by our words & actions that we are judged. Not only in our own time, but long after we have returned to the dust from whence we came. LawrenceJohnWargrave
I think it's really too easy to say he was just a bad man who was solely responsible for WW1. I'd say he was one of many who probably should never have come to power, because he was pretty much FUBAR from an early age on and everybody knew it, but still it happened through a big mix of external and internal circumstances and family happenings. He was a complicated man to say the least, who deserves both credit and blame. Shit happens, I guess.
@@crusader2112 she didn’t care for him. I don’t pretend to know that familiar dynamic. A lot of people lost their lives over that feud. Almost like they should make a game show. Yaknow. Where there families that feud. Someone should invent that. Call it the price is millions of lives. No. Somethin catchy. A feuding families. The host creepy kisses everyone. Imagine.
@@SmilefortheJudge No, I’m pretty sure he was her favorite and Wilhelm with the navy wanted the navy to protect Germany’s trade routes and Britain overreacted and like any superpower, didn’t like seeing rising competition. Lavader has an excellent series on Kaiser Wilhelm.
@@SmilefortheJudge I think the least he deserves is a return home to Germany, whether we like it or not he was German (Prussian) and I wouldn’t mind a Constitutional Monarchy in Germany, but I say this as an American, so it’s not up to me.
Wilhelm was an idiot wasn't he? He may not have had the absolute evil of Hitler, but he was bad enough. Nothing in history is inevitable - If Wilhelm had been more like his father and Bismarck, WW1 may not have happened, or the rise of the Nazis and WW2. Bad men can take control (in Wilhelm's case simply given it). It's still true today.
notwithstanding the fact that germans are weird there is 0 evidence of wilhelm being a homo these accusations keep cropping up against historical figures all the time
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My world history teacher in high school was a descendant of this guy.
Very strong pride in it. Bonus points in his class were earned by dissing the French.
Best teacher I ever had.
RIP, Baron Wilhelm Von Huber.
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He was a member of the house of Hohenzollern? Explain.
@Justin-pe9cl I really wish I could answer that. Unfortunately I didn't learn till 4 years after the fact that he passed away two years after I graduated.
Wilhelm was not totally responsible for the First World War. France wanted revenge in its defeat in 1870 and the German Generals were concerned with the industrial growth in Russia. Wilhelm asked Tsar Nicholas to not mobilize in 1914. In fact Germany only mobilized as a result of Russia's Mobilization. Good show! Well Done!
And Britain should have stayed out of it
One of the more interesting questions in history is the degree to which Wilhelm’s personality and role in German policy did or didn’t contribute as a factor to the start of WW1. What is clear is that once the war started he was basically irrelevant.
Vicky actually did the right thing by Wilhelm by having him do everything any other Prince would do. He learned to ride, hunt and even chop wood in his older years in Holland. Had she babied him and had him act and feel disabled lord knows how horrible he would have been. You know, Wilhelm has been blamed for WWI for over 100 years now but I have read correspondence between Wilhelm and Franz Josef between the assassination and the start of the war. The first letter is practically pleading with FranzJosef to NOT send the demanding letter to Serbia and telling him to think very clearly before doing anything rash.
Whether these were sincere words or not who can tell but he did write and send them.
Should have listened to Bismarck
Explain why.
Took an hour of this class in a happy way.
A wondereful example of balance between the old and new appraisals of William II. Your work always is worth watching.
I wish his dad lived longer.
Why? 🤔
It’s fascinating how Wilhelm's personal struggles, like his relationship with Bismarck and his obsession with military power, shaped German and global history. Great in-depth analysis!
Inserting modern ideologies and political views into the past is a modern problem that this channels has like many others.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was not ready to become ruler of the german empire. His great uncle and grandfather and father dying to early set things in motion. It was also the case with his cousin in russians the tsars. They were not ready to be rulers as well and see what happen russia and the revolution that happened. Also the kaiser mother had a nervous break down and depression also caused his upbring to be wild and crazy. Also i think the traditions on how the family raised also cause him to have an ego at a young age where children his needed time to develop. When he became kaiser at 29 he had a misguided view of the world and how the world worked. He didnt really fully immerse himself in world politics. Which foolish and unfortunate since he was related to half of the world monarchs in some for or another. He could of you use that his advantage to further his understanding and to develop his country and his standing in the world. Also to get rid of bismark was one of the biggest mistakes he ever made. To not take wise council from a man who has chancellor and in politics for more then 30 years stupid. Also his influence on the austro hungry empire was a big mistake. The habsburg monarchy was just in same boat as the kaiser. No compintent head of state and leader of the military. Once prince Franz Ferdinand was killed they could of negotiated a diplomatic solution to situation to avoid war. Wilhelm society pressures got the best of him as well of thinking that germany should have a great empire like his cousins in great britain and russia and other kingdoms really lead him astray. Only if he had taking wise council from his ministers and some generals he would still been kaiser of germany and his family most likely would be still rulers of germany. Probably in a form their cousins in great britain but with less powers in germany. But House of Hohenzollern would still be almost absolute rulers in germany in some form. The germans has a good work force and good education system. Modern day german is the fourth largest country by GDP in world after almost one hundred years after world war two. Imagine House of Hohenzollern ruler over that type of economy only if Kaiser Wilhelm II would taken bismark advice. His country would be a super power in it own right, How ironic is that and to history. Good content.
Yes, the genocide in Namibian was horrible as was the Belgians in the Congo and the British of the Zulus and every other tribe that stood up for themselves. Everu😢countr that had a colony any where treated the natives. This was because of the old racism of the past but Wilhelm cannot be singled out for this.
Yes but this video is literally about Wilhelm so it’s going to be brought up
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Ww1 would have started with or without him.
Agree! "They" were determined to have it 😮
100%
I disagree. If Germany had whisked off Austria Hungary, certainly Austria Hungary wouldn't have had the balls to declare war on serbia. They would have sought negotiations. Unfortunately welheim was arrogant and militaristic. He wanted to settle some European scores which unfortunately ended badly.
If Austria Hungary didn't declare war on serbia, Russia had no reason to mobilize.
This would have made France stay away. Even though they badly wanted a rematch with Germany after humiliation in 1970
@@Napolean46wasn’t solely him. The military wanted it too
Guess he wishes it was without
Thank you for this video about the Kaiser
Thank you for keeping the history of the old world alive. However most people have no clue & little appreciation. While every generation has a failing flaw, yet these generations before were much more disciplined & refined in character & deed.
Yea it’s shame. I’m 22 and love history and when I talk about it people look at me like I have 10 heads
I resent your desire to cash in now on the misery people face during wars.
@@christelmayer ?
He was deep down inside a very good man but a man of his times. I can understand him. I was a breach birth as well.
Family on my mother's side were also land owning class in brandenburg not far from Berlin. Obviously some bias there but it's part of my history as well.
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Just in time for exams too. Thank you for other brilliant video.
Hey,can you make a documentary on Blessed Karl, the last Kaiser of Austria?
Okay I have to admit I really loved this documentary. It was kind of cool.
But if I was able to pick which people I’d like you (The People Profiles) to do documentaries on it would be people like L. Frank Baum, John Wayne Gacy, Walt Disney, Leif Erickson, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, Robin Williams,
A A Milne, Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Samuel Houston and Stephen F. Austin.
Now again I certainly enjoyed this documentary it was a blast and I can’t thank you enough for it. Sincerely The Time Machine.
I would like to see a people's profile on Bismarck.
@@andrewfrancis7272 Oh yeah that’s right up my alley. 😃
Was he the very last one to hold Queen victoria's hand as she laid dying ? It has stated that in a lot of Documentaries. She like him .
Spoke 7 languages,often spent all day in the saddle,worked harder than any other monarch to avoid WW1
Hope you do one on Frederich III
The video is very engaging and useful for those who want to learn about history.
Unfortunately modern political views have been inserted into these documentaries.
@@glane3962 Can you be more specific? I'm very interested as well.
It's amazing that Victoria and Albert envisioned that the Royal houses of Europe would be more peaceful because they were related by blood.
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I found this video after watching all the videos on the Jewish Holocaust and i wanted to know more about the German Kaiser and what led up to world war 1 and why Hitler wanted retribution for Germany.
Great content and narration is a must to keep me interested!
And this does it ❤
The history of Wilhelm II and Germany's role in the years leading to World War I, has been written by the British and the French who hated him at a molecular level. Economically, Germany had already overtaken Britain and historically, the French were still seething from the humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm was no angel, far from it, but basically he only wanted for his own country what Britain and France (and even Belgium) already had. Maybe the outcome would have been different, or at least less bloody under Bismarck. But, was he the cause of it? The old Europe of Empires, Royal families and a powerful nobility was already outmoded and dying. To lay all that happened in those bloody years on the head of Wilhelm may be more political than historically factual.
Dude was romantically in love with his mother lol
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He loved and hated the English at the sametime . His birth did that . Also his up bringing . What they did to him as a young boy . He did love women and had 2 wives . So his arm did not stop him from that part. 😂 he could ride and shoot . And he did love to chop wood . Even as a old man . He got off lucky . His cousin Niki was not so lucky .
Women tend to be attracted mostly to wealth and power, sadly.
Excellent video. The fact that that much power rested in the hands of those more delusional than the most entitled celebrities disgusts me. The movie Nicholas and Alexandria is the closest representation to how disconnected they really were. Though even an academy award winning performance still cant replicate the terrible entitlement that existed.
Not denying that monarchs and politicians high on power get delusional and cause ruin, but I think you are overestimating the "wisdom" of celebrities. That they usually have done less damage is mostly because they haven't directly held political/military power. Ronald Reagan did a reasonable job (except for no fault divorce during his governor days), but he had become convinced of the need for smaller government, which is vanishingly rare among those holding the reins of said government. Power corrupts. Absolutely.
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“had a heart attack and died while performing a ballet dance dressed in a pink tutu”
that’s certainly one way to go out!
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Oh the old man that chopped wood. I know who u mean.
He was not the cause of ww1, But he could haved stopped it in it tracks. thank you great video.
Interestingly, my oldest child was breech and so I’m always interested in finding out the personalities of breech babies. In my non-academic research starting with my own daughter, I’ve found some interesting patterns. Most parents say their breech child was more difficult, stubborn and aggressive prone to ADHD. If I were younger, I would continue my degree in Psychology for a Masters and do more clinical work on this but I find it interesting how many of these characteristics come up over and over when talking of breech babies. Of course today most breech are C-section so it has nothing to do with the birth necessarily but how they sat prior to birth.
Thanks. Maybe, Moltke the Elder and Wilhelm I next?
“The soldier and the army, not parliamentary majorities and decisions, have welded the German Empire together. I put my trust in the army.
Wilhelm II
Can you post a video of Tsar Nicholas II please ?
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That poor family
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The Kaiser does bear some responsibility but other factors do too. I won't bore you by listing them.
While he, and the German Empire's actions definitely contributed to the war, he can hardly be held solely accountable for the beginning of the Great War. While his actions in attempting to elevate the status of Germany within Europe certainly contributed to the strained relations that precipitated the war, it must be remembered that British and French inflexibility in tolerating the ascendancy of the Kaiserreich are equally to blame. You cannot have an arms race without multiple willing participants.
A factor that I feel is often overlooked, or at least downplayed, is the close familial ties between many of the monarchs. Victoria is often lauded as the mother of the European monarchies, but I believe this consolidation of power within one extended family played an underrated part in causing the WWI. These men essentially were engaged in the typical competitions and power struggles that exist within many large families, but in their cases, these squabbles were played out with, and at the cost of, the lives of millions of those who were their subjects. It put it somewhat inartfully, WWI was essentially a dick measuring contest between cousins that was inflicted on the whole of Europe. The vanity of men who had spent their entire lives being told that they were ordained by god to rule over others was the direct cause of nearly a quarter century of strife and over 115 million deaths. Wilhelm is responsible for the war in the sense that the entire monarchical system at the beginning of the 20th century is responsible for it. George V, Nicholas II, Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph all share equal blame for the slaughter.
@@pedanticradiator1491 I know France was not a monarchy hence why I didn’t mention them. While definitely not an absolute monarch like Wilhelm and Nicholas, George V still had a significant amount of influence in British politics.
It wasn’t the Monarchy’s as a system
It was our worst aspects
Blind Arrogance and Hubris a lust for war by hot heads and greedy people
Amongst other things
Just like today
Except were even more dangerous and deadly
Excellent.
Can you guys also make podcast versions of these biographies. I would like to listen to them on Spotify or RUclips Music as I have subscriptions for both.
Edit: Never mind. I saw the advertisement near the end of the video that you have podcast versions.
We will.
@@PeopleProfiles Thank you.
The correct title of the Kaiser should be "German Emperor" not "Emperor of Germany"
Thanks
Is there an episode on Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck?
44:10 austria hungary did not over react. they did however wait far to long to make the demands. the government and the black hand were hand in hand at the time and everyone knew it. austria hungary was in the right
aiser Wilhelm II was not SOLELY responsible for WWII, though he played a large part. I watched another story about his childhood. He was literately tortured to try and makehis arm grow and straighten. His mother couldn't accept that her son had a deformity. One that was caused by the Dr and not her. It warped her thinking. And the result was a man who had the worst characteristics of his parents and the people who raised him.
He killed his family! He made everyone hate the idea of having a King!
I teach Cambridge International History and Kaiser Wilhelm II comes up in unit 1 : Empires and the Emergence of World Powers
Is world history just international history.
So, from point zero on, you try to paint him as a villain. I paint the real villain as Edward VII who cemented to France his little coup without telling the government, nor even his wife before he did it.
Had Kaiser Edward, er, king edward not have done this, we wouldn't have had the lasting effects that we have today. But, no one talks about that.
Could Wilhelm have wrestled power away from Hindenburg, etc. and given more to his prime minister?
Tsar Nicholas wasn't Wilhelm's cousin like said in the video and America only entered WW1 after the Zimmerman telegram, not due to unrestricted submarine attack on naval ships again in 1917 like the video claims.
Some glaring historical inaccuracies.
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Poor Otto. He builds an empire and gets canned.
Before watching: I know the british and french don't like him, but I hope you don't do him injustice.
To blame the German Kaiser for the start of WWI is to misunderstand the tensions that had been at work in Europe at the time. The tension and rivallry between the great powers, the desire of Britain to go war with Germany (secret British elite formed in 1879). The decline of Austria-Hungary and the rise of Slav nationalism. The Dual Alliamce saddling Imperial Germany with a declining power, the failure to renew the Reinsurance treaty with Russia that lapsed in the 1890's. The only real blame that might be attributed to Wilhem would have been the hast in which the went to the support of Austria after the assasination of the archduke. Backing Austria-Hungary to the hilt.
Brilliant accounts.
Researched well
Wilhelm II was an amazingly caring person who we appreciate fondly. Please rest his soul peacefully!
He was a mad man bent on European domination that led his country in abyss
Why?
@@tonyantoniou9271 why what?
My family lost relatives courtesy of "this fine chap"....
Also not forget that it was the Germans who imported Lenin into Russia and also the infamous telegram to Mexico (😂😂)
@@robertbruce7686 please explain how
Okay. Why did you skip over that he wanted to sleep with his Mom? His letters to her were shocking.
Wait a minute about that..her mother in law hated the wife and did her best to delay the complicated birth of Wilhelm.
Though it’s true that “Kaiser Wilhelm II”, no doubt had, a very Great deal of influence & impact on his nation, during his lifetime. Being an Emperor & therefore a very high profile individual in the times that he lived in, he therefore, in his historical words and and actions (with considerable hindsight), would have had a very great impact on events that took place, not only after his reign as Emperor of Germany was over but, even after his death.
High profile people & National Leaders, therefore have a very great burden of responsibility, to choose their words and to moderate their actions, with very great care. Because what they both, say & do, in their own time, will later be used, by future generations afterwards (their future successors). For it is by our words & actions that we are judged. Not only in our own time, but long after we have returned to the dust from whence we came.
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It’d be worth keeping in mind that they’re only human.
Awesome ‘stache
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One man's insecurity changed the world.
Agustín de Iturbide some time in future?
I think it's really too easy to say he was just a bad man who was solely responsible for WW1.
I'd say he was one of many who probably should never have come to power, because he was pretty much FUBAR from an early age on and everybody knew it, but still it happened through a big mix of external and internal circumstances and family happenings.
He was a complicated man to say the least, who deserves both credit and blame.
Shit happens, I guess.
Christopher Clark / S.. McMeekin - France and Russia, and a little less important GB and USA ...
I want to love this channel, but the large amount and poor use of stock footage in the videos take me right out of the video.
These old rulers had great face hair
Poor Bill.
The man known to history as that guy with the lame left arm that hated Oma Victoria
Do you mean he hated Queen Victoria? If so, he was actually her favorite grandchild.
@@crusader2112 she didn’t care for him. I don’t pretend to know that familiar dynamic. A lot of people lost their lives over that feud. Almost like they should make a game show. Yaknow. Where there families that feud. Someone should invent that. Call it the price is millions of lives. No. Somethin catchy. A feuding families. The host creepy kisses everyone. Imagine.
@@SmilefortheJudge No, I’m pretty sure he was her favorite and Wilhelm with the navy wanted the navy to protect Germany’s trade routes and Britain overreacted and like any superpower, didn’t like seeing rising competition. Lavader has an excellent series on Kaiser Wilhelm.
@@crusader2112 eh. We saw how that worked out tho. Hopefully his body never goes back to Prussia. Hohenzollerns never again.
@@SmilefortheJudge I think the least he deserves is a return home to Germany, whether we like it or not he was German (Prussian) and I wouldn’t mind a Constitutional Monarchy in Germany, but I say this as an American, so it’s not up to me.
Wilhelm was an idiot wasn't he? He may not have had the absolute evil of Hitler, but he was bad enough. Nothing in history is inevitable - If Wilhelm had been more like his father and Bismarck, WW1 may not have happened, or the rise of the Nazis and WW2. Bad men can take control (in Wilhelm's case simply given it). It's still true today.
He wasn’t the only reason the war happened.
@@Justin-pe9cl I agree. There was enough blame to go around to all the major powers.
Bad Wilhelm, bad!
Hitler did not have an empire?
Does not come out with any credit as a leader of any kind.
Incompetent doctor played a part in world war 1 😢
notwithstanding the fact that germans are weird there is 0 evidence of wilhelm being a homo
these accusations keep cropping up against historical figures all the time
Baby arm S.O.B....
too much emphasis on his withered arm...most people would just suck it up and carry on.
This was a time where disabilities weren’t looked on very compassionately.
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We need to remember our past so it's not repeated!!! I do blame Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd for the second world War !!! 😢
Trump with a funny hat.
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