German Prewar Expansion

german empire The victory over France in 187071 led to the foundation of the Second German Reich and the proclamation in Versailles of Wilhelm I as German

Timeline: German empire ; 1884 Bismarck launches the colonial scramble for Africa by suddenly annexing three territories for Germany (Togo, Cameroon and Angria empire777 German Empire could be recreated out of elements so unpromising, yet it was in that time of national abasement and humiliation that the spirit of unity