Germany British advances for an alliance

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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An alliance between Britain and Germany has been proposed the previous month, when Kaiser Wilhelm II and his foreign secretary Bernhard von Bulow visit England. However, negotiations are scuppered by Joseph Chamberlain's unwisely over-effusive speech proclaiming such an alliance at Leicester on 30th November, and now Bulow rejects any such agreement.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Germany British advances for an alliance". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19305, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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