Why did the overseas colonization of the German powers not as good as the rest of Europe?
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Although many capitalist countries in Western Europe were latecomers, other countries should also pay attention to it, especially France, who should understand Germany's strength, because the last of the three dynastic wars was against France, and France was defeated and paid a heavy price. But the strange thing is that the mighty Germany does not have some beautiful colonies, which makes one wonder?
Speaking of Germany's strength, of course, it is inseparable from the three dynastic wars, which made Germany unified and strong. After the reunification of Germany, Prime Minister Bismarck came to power, and at the same time, the long-term situation in Germany officially ended, and the development of the country created a relatively stable social environment, which promoted the rapid development of the German capitalist economy, and made Germany out of the unification and backwardness out of the strong, and became a real European power.
No one would believe that Germany had no colonies; It forcibly occupied Jiaozhou Bay in China's Shandong Province, something we can never forget. We also have German South-West Africa, German East Africa, German New Guinea and the Caroline and Mariana Islands in the Pacific. However, compared to France and England, Germany did not have so many colonies.
The fact that Germany has almost no colonies is also based on Bismarck's views and practices: he believes that it is too late for German reunification, that all the good colonies in the world have been divided between Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands and other colonists, that there is no good place for Germany to choose, that the food and wine on the table have been eaten up by other capitalist countries, and that all Germany gets is leftovers.
After the reunification of Germany, Bismarck tried to avoid British Germany. Not only that, but Germany's geographical position on the European continent is not embarrassing, with the Tsar** to the east and France to the west, which is not only a traditional land power, but also does not want Germany to rise. In order to prevent these columns from involving Germany, and because Germany had just been founded and was not very developed in all aspects, Bismarck was not keen on overseas colonies at that time.
The real problem is that Germany was a defeated country born in two world wars, and its colonies have long been occupied by other countries. For example, after the defeat of Germany in World War I, the Great Powers at the same time handed over China's Shandong Province to the Japanese, without taking into account the legitimate rights and interests of the victorious powers.
Germany's previous acquiescence was only temporary. With the outbreak of war, Germany began to look for new opportunities to carve up its colonies, which of course affected the interests of other countries, especially Britain and France. Germany also tried to destroy the old order and establish a new one in its favor, but the defeat of two wars shattered its dreams.
At that time Germany had already lost all its colonies, so it had very few colonies.