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Part Two: Kaiser Wilhelm: The Saddest Warlord In History

Behind the Bastards

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In 1888 and 1889, Wilhelm and Bismarck's relationship degraded. A large chunk of the country wanted Germany to be a proper nation state with checks and balances. The Kaiser didn't really see why other people should have a say in how he ran Germany.

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