Foreign adventurism, including a scramble for German colonies abroad and a costly naval rivalry with Britain, led to increasing mistrust of the young power by its neighbours.

• 外国的冒险性，其中包括一名争夺德国殖民地出国留学和一项昂贵的海军和英国的竞争关系，促使人们越来越不信任的年轻的权力及其邻国。