CHAPTER II

AFTER BISMARCK

Nightmares and illusions 94 Grievances against England, France, and Russia 96 The second German dream--Mastery of the World 97 Absorption of Belgium, Holland, and Denmark 98 The Austro-Hungarian inheritance 98 The Balkan peninsula 99 Turkey in Asia 100 German diplomacy at Constantinople 101 The Baghdad Railway 102 The hoped-for fruits of 'inevitable' wars 103 The possession of Africa 103 The Chinese Empire 104