<P> The aim of Weltpolitik was ostensibly to transform Germany into a global power through assertive diplomacy, the acquisition of overseas colonies, and the development of a large navy . </P> <P> Some historians, notably MacMillan and Hew Strachan, believe that a consequence of the policy of Weltpolitik and the associated assertiveness was to isolate Germany . </P> <P> Weltpolitik, particularly as expressed in Germany's objections to France's growing influence in Morocco in 1904 and 1907, also helped cement the Triple Entente . The Anglo - German Naval race also isolated Germany by reinforcing Britain's preference for agreements with Germany's continental rivals, France and Russia . </P> <P> Historians, including Ferguson and Clark, believe that Germany's isolation was the unintended consequences of the need for Britain to defend her Empire against threats from France and Russia . They also downplay the impact of Weltpolitik and the Anglo - German naval race, which ended in 1911 . </P>

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