Conversation so far:
when was Bismarck dismissed?
Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm II's insistence in 1890, at the age of 75, to.
to what?
be succeeded as Chancellor of Germany and Minister-President of Prussia by Leo von Caprivi, who.
who replaced him?
replaced by Chlodwig, Prince.
what reasond did he have for dismissing Bismark?
1900, Wilhelm appointed the man whom he regarded as "his own Bismarck", Bernhard von Bulow.
had Bismark done anything that Wilhelm didn't like?
policy Bismarck had achieved a fragile balance of interests between Germany, France and Russia--peace was at hand and Bismarck tried to keep it.
didn't wilhelm want peace?
Russia.
With Bismarck's dismissal the Russians now expected a reversal of policy in.
reversal of policy in what?
Berlin, so they quickly came to terms with France, beginning the process that by 1914 largely isolated Germany.
what else about Bismark did he not like?
Bismarck did manage to create the "Bismarck myth," the view (which some would argue was confirmed by subsequent events) that Wilhelm II's dismissal.
what about Wilhelm's dismissal?
of the Iron Chancellor effectively destroyed any chance Germany had of stable and effective government.
what about effective government?
creation of a German navy that would rival that of Britain and enable Germany to declare itself a world power.
He ordered his military.
he ordered his military to do what?
power.
He ordered his military leaders to read Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan's book.

Question: what else is interesting?
Self-contained rewrite: what else is interesting about Wilhelm II other than the Iron Chancellor's military rule?