German foreign policy in the late 19th century – early 20th century

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the position of the German Empire in Europe was difficult, on the one hand, its economy was growing rapidly, and on the other, it was surrounded by a military alliance between Russia and France. Germany had good relations with Austria-Hungary, as well as with Italy, although in the First World War the latter went over to the side of the Entente.

She also had some influence in the Balkans, in Bulgaria and Romania then people of German blood ruled and good relations with Turkey due to the backwardness of the latter and her fears of Russia.

In Africa, Germany managed to capture several resource-rich colonies: Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, Tanzania (within its present-day borders).

Germany had good relations with Japan and the countries of the Western Hemisphere, as well as with Thailand, where the king built himself a German-style palace.

In China, Germany since 1900 had a sphere of influence in Qingdao, and in the Pacific they managed to capture Samoa and part of Papua.