Social policy

...However, even within the Marxist anti-establishment parties, reformism and revisionism were growing stronger and changes were progressing in the 20th century. During the Wilhelm era, the direction of the German Empire's foreign policy was the world policy Weltpolitik, Weltmachtpolitik, and the government pursued an aggressive expansionist policy in East Asia and the Middle East, while at the same time working to build a large navy (a naval arms race) and strengthen the army as a means to achieve this. However, this increased friction with the imperialist powers, including Britain, and the Anglo-French Entente was established in 1904 and the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907, making Germany's isolation clear. ...

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…しかしマルクス主義をとる反体制政党の内部でも，20世紀に入って改良主義や修正主義が強まり，変質が進んでいた。　ウィルヘルム時代にドイツ帝国の外交を方向づけたのは世界政策Weltpolitik,Weltmachtpolitikで，政府は東アジアや中東で積極的膨張政策を展開する一方，そのための手段として大海軍の建設(建艦競争)と陸軍の増強に努めた。しかしこれはイギリスはじめ帝国主義列強との摩擦を増大させ，1904年英仏協商，07年英露協商が成立し，ドイツの孤立が明らかとなった。…

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