We all know that the German foreign policy before WW1 was a complete

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>>1577144
>But is Wilhelm II personally responsible for it?
Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Telegraph_Affair

>>1577144
he didn't help

He constantly intervened and screwed things up every time he opened his mouth. Example being his infamous 'hun' speech

>>1577144
>But is Wilhelm II personally responsible for it?
Nah, in spite of /his/' anti-Wilhelmine view, Bismarck is actually responsible for it. He was the one that soured relations with Russians to the point a secret treaty needed to be made before Wilhelm came to power. He was the one who signed the colonial charters which caused the initial friction with Britain before Wilhelm even came to power. He was the one who took Elsass-Lothringen despite his own objections. Ultimately, Bismarck is both directly responsible for the rise and fall of the Second Reich. Wilhelm II definitely didn't help things with certain diplomatic blunders, but he didn't cause it.

>>1577265
>Example being his infamous 'hun' speech
Uh... you mean the Hun speech that was applauded by everyone except the Americans and was aimed at the Qing and Boxers whom everyone in Europe was about to tear a new asshole?