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Theodore Roosevelt did not take kindly to the Kaiser’s shenanigans.
Theodore Roosevelt did not take kindly to the Kaiser’s shenanigans.
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The world war began when the threats of June and the ultimatums of July gave way to the guns of August. The first victim of the war was Belgium, overrun by the forces of Wilhelm and Germany. Briefly, Roosevelt hesitated to condemn the kaiser. I simply do not know the facts, he pleaded on August 8. But very soon he decided that Germany was thoroughly in the wrong, at least in its attack on the neutral and inoffensive Belgians. There is not even room for an argument, he told Arthur Lee. The Germans, to suit their own purposes, trampled on their solemn obligations to Belgium and on Belgiums rights. Within a week of the wars outbreak, Roosevelt received a message from the kaiser himself. Speaking through an informal envoy, Wilhelm said he would always remember with pleasure the time when he had entertained the former president at Berlin and Potsdam; he felt sure that he could count on Roosevelts sympathy and understanding in Germanys present position. Relating the interview to his daughter-in-law, Roosevelt described his response to the kaisers messenger: I bowed, looked him straight in the eyes, and answered, in substance, and nearly in words: Pray thank His Imperial Majesty from me for his very courteous message; and assure him that I was deeply conscious of the honors done me in Germany, and that I shall never forget the way in which His Majesty the Emperor received me in Berlin, *nor the way in which His Majesty King Albert of Belgium received me in Brussels.* Source: T.R., The Last Romantic, pages 748-749
Shame he didnt win the 1912 election as I could have seen him taking steps to prepare for war and entering the war in 1915, mobilising faster than in OTL. The war could potentially end a year earlier.
If you want any idea of how messed up the occupation of Belgium was, the germans erected an electric fence on the belgian-dutch border to prevent refugees from fleeing. It was called the Wire of Death and up to 3000 people died from it
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Shame he didnt win the 1912 election as I could have seen him taking steps to prepare for war and entering the war in 1915, mobilising faster than in OTL. The war could potentially end a year earlier.
If you want any idea of how messed up the occupation of Belgium was, the germans erected an electric fence on the belgian-dutch border to prevent refugees from fleeing. It was called the Wire of Death and up to 3000 people died from it
Printed on demand by Printify. Ships from the US or UK depending on location.
This shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
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