Between 1899 and 1900, Wilhelm II, Ruler of the German Empire, faced a choice. As Britain engaged in the Boer War, France and Russia looked to take advantage. Germany could very well decide whether they would be able to. The Kaiser had a long held and very public sympathy for the Boers, yet remarkably, in the first year of the war, it was down to his influence alone that a continental league against Britain failed to take shape. This video aims to be a short documentary charting the diplomatic proceedings of this.

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