Why do you think this was the case?ĥ Two Power Standard The fact that Britain had a large and spread out Empire also made the navy massively important to the British. Why?Ĥ Two Power Standard Naval Power was always very important to Britain, much more so than to Germany or other European countries that tended to focus on their armies. Explain why being isolated was splendid in your own words Following the Fashoda incident in 1898 when Britain and France almost went to War some in Britain started to question this policy. Britain was ‘isolated’ as it was not in an alliance, but this was ‘splendid’ as Britain was strong enough to stand alone and any ally would most likely drag Britain into a war so being isolated was splendid. Britain’s leaders believed Britain was the most powerful nation on earth and that an alliance would drag Britain into unnecessary wars. What evidence can you find in the profile on P200 to support these ideas?ģ Splendid Isolation Britain had for a long time tried to remain outside any alliances, which other European powers were joining. Some historians have describe Kaiser Wilhelm II as unstable and blame him for the First World War. To achieve this he needed a powerful navy. This is often referred to as ‘Weltpolitik’, in this the Kaiser wanted Germany to compete with the likes of Britain which already had a large empire. The Kaiser wanted an aggressive foreign policy and to add new colonies to the German Empire- ‘a place in the sun’. Presentation on theme: "Naval Race and Rearmament"- Presentation transcript:
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