Was it right or wrong for Wilhelm II to start a war? 5

It was the right choice for the German monopoly bourgeoisie, in order to obtain other benefits commensurate with its economic position, but for the German people and the world, it was a war that brought disaster to the world, and it was also a defeated country that was punished, which was detrimental to others and not to itself.

It is said that when Wilhelm II took refuge in the Netherlands after the war, he read Sun Tzu's Art of War, and when he read that "the Lord must not be angry and raise his army, he will not be discouraged and lead to war." Move in line with the profit, and stop at the point where it is not in line with the profit. Anger can be restored, sorrow can be restored, the dead country cannot be restored, and the dead cannot be resurrected.

Therefore, the Lord is cautious, and the good general is vigilant".

I suggest you read Dr. Henry Kissinger's book "The Great Diplomacy", which is very well written about this passage, and although he also has his own opinions, it doesn't hurt to look at it from another perspective, does it? Hehe.

The First World War was not launched by any one country alone, but was the product of irreconcilable contradictions between various empires, and was a war provoked by a few powerful countries to divide up the world. Of course, this war weakened Britain, France and Germany, and Tsarist Russia collapsed and established a socialist state, benefiting the United States and Japan, especially the United States. Although this war was accompanied by a war of national independence, the main theme was an imperialist war, a catastrophe in the history of mankind.

It depends on which class of interest you stand on. The war also gave rise to the development of science and technology. But in general. War is the devil.

The inevitability of historical development does not matter whether it is right or wrong.

It is not good for Germany itself, and it is also a disaster for the people of the world, is this kind of war right?

Okay! Advancing human progress!

Anyway, if only you asked what would happen if you didn't launch!

According to reliable historical records, Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to the Netherlands after the war in order to escape responsibility.

In 1922, William published his memoirs, insisting that he had not committed war crimes. He always invited distinguished guests to his home and kept a keen eye on European affairs. He had hoped that Hitler would help him restore the dynasty, but the Nazis never got their way.

However, he deeply admired Hitler's success in resolving Germany's political and economic difficulties. After the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940, Wilhelm officially withdrew from the political scene. On June 5, 1941, Wilhelm died of illness in Doren, the Netherlands, and was buried at Huis Doorn, where Hitler held a small military funeral for him.

After World War I, why didn't the Allies put the defeated emperor Wilhelm II on trial? Wilhelm II was not tried, and there are many people who don't understand why, in fact, there are several reasons for this, and you can refer to the following content:

1. The various countries are not at all in agreement on the trial of Wilhelm II:

At the beginning of the First World War, it was because Germany felt that it had relatively few colonies, so it turned against the old imperialist countries. Britain and France did not want their interests to be suppressed, and Germany wanted to change the pattern of the world, so a protracted war began between them. At the end of the war, the defeated country was Germany, but their king Wilhelm II was not tried, the reason is actually what was said above, because each country has its own interests, so Italy, the United States, and the Czech Republic and other countries are against the trial of Wilhelm II, only Britain and France, proposed the trial of Wilhelm II.

At the same time, due to many factors, Britain could not insist, so the trial of Wilhelm II became impossible from the beginning, because the interests of various countries were completely incompatible.

2. The international law is not sound and is resisted by the legal profession

At that time, after the First World War, the international trial system was not very sound at all, so it would be an extremely difficult problem to judge the king of a country. It is important to know that judges need to face tremendous pressure, and even other court personnel, will also be under tremendous pressure, so the court proposed that there are no conditions for trying the king of a country, and it will affect the neutrality of the court.

3. In view of the pressure of the royal families of various countries, in the end, the matter was not settled:

At that time, all European countries had royal families, such as England, Spain and other countries, and these royal families were related to each other, so in the end, this matter could only be hastily resolved, and Wilhelm II escaped trial.

I think there are two reasons for this consequence, one is that the defeated Emperor Wilhelm II signed a 14-point principle with the United States**, and the second is that the capitalist countries in Europe only want to divide up more reparations.

Because in fact, this matter has been passed for a long time, and it is meaningless to judge the king of this defeated country now.

The reason is that he was protected by the neutral Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. Wilhelm II was supposed to be tried internationally as a war criminal, but instead of returning to Germany, Wilhelm II went into exile in the Netherlands through Belgium. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands at that time refused to hand over Wilhelm II and let him live in exile in the Netherlands, because the Netherlands was a neutral country, so the victorious powers had no choice but to let Wilhelm II escape justice.

Not personally, but after a long grudge against the background of the war Franco-Prussian War.

In order to unify Germany and compete with France for supremacy on the European continent, Prussia fought the Franco-Prussian War with France in 1870-1871. The war ended with a great defeat for France, a complete victory for Prussia, and the establishment of the German Empire. The Franco-Prussian armistice was a very harsh treaty, which stipulated that France ceded Alsace and Lorraine to Germany and paid an indemnity of 5 billion francs.

The result was a bitter feud between Germany and France, which became the cause of the First World War.

More than 10 million people were killed in World War I in 1914, when the Sarajevo Incident led Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia with the support of Germany.

The ruler of Germany at that time was Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was the main culprit of the war. Compared to Hitler's suicide in World War II, Mussolini's execution, and Tojo's hanging, Wilhelm II's fate was lucky.

Not only was he not tried after the war, but he was able to live out his old age in peace. In the final moments of World War I, due to the rapid spread of the war disaster, many people in Germany believed that Kaiser Wilhelm II was an obstacle to peace, and domestic uprisings continued to break out, and soldiers mutinied, triggering the German Revolution.

On November 9, 1918, Chancellor Max von Baden announced the abolition of the titles of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King of Prussia.

On November 11, 1918, the German army formally surrendered, and the First World War officially ended, and the trials of war criminals were also followed。In the post-war periodTreaty of Versailles, it is clearly stated that Wilhelm II should be tried as a war criminal. However, the Netherlands** rejected the extradition request for Wilhelm II, why did the Netherlands dare to shield war criminals in the face of the world's condemnation?

This has to start with the kinship between the royal families of various European countries. It turned out that Wilhelm II and the then Queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina, were related. It all goes back to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, whose descendants have married many European royal families.

The eldest princess of Queen Victoria was married to Emperor Frederick III of Germany, who was the mother of later Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Because Queen Victoria's eldest princess was married to the German Emperor Frederick III, who later became the mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Because the Queen of the Netherlands and William I were related in World War I, they were protected by the Queen of the Netherlands.

I think it's because someone else protects me that I won't be sanctioned and get away with it.

Because Wilhelm II was related to the then Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

Because after the defeat of the Netherlands, Queen Wilhelmina was at large for the protection of Wilhelm II.

Because he is the main culprit of this war.

Because in the final moments of World War I, due to the rapid spread of the disaster of war, many in Germany saw Kaiser Wilhelm II as an obstacle to peace.