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Beginning in 1906, a naval race with Britain became a focus of public interest and patriotic feeling. The Germans were outraged when Britain intervened to support France in the Agadir Crisis of 1911. The episode illustrated the futility of the naval strategy and shifted attention to the army.

Beginning in 1906, a naval race with Britain became a focus of public interest and patriotic feeling. The Germans were outraged when Britain intervened to support France in the Agadir Crisis of 1911. The episode illustrated the futility of the naval strategy and shifted attention to the army.

Finally recovered from the trauma of Russo-Japanese War, Russia reentered great power politics in 1912 by backing the Balkan League in a war against Turkey. Because Wilhelm wanted war with France and Russia, but not Britain, advisers who understood this could manipulate him. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg withheld crucial telegrams to get his approval for war in 1914.

Finally recovered from the trauma of Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Russia reentered great power politics in 1912 by backing the Balkan League in a war against Turkey. Because Wilhelm wanted war with France and Russia, but not Britain, advisers who understood this could manipulate him. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg withheld crucial telegrams to get his approval for war in 1914.

[[File:Schlieffen Plan.jpg|thumb|left|The red dashes show the deployments proposed by Schlieffen in 1905.]]

[[File:Schlieffen Plan.jpg|thumb|left|The red dashes show the deployments proposed by Schlieffen in 1905.]]