Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weltpolitik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: welt-poli-tik
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.

Example Sentences

"'The main decision made by Kaiser Wilhelm II in the 1890s was to pursue Weltpolitik.' a) What is meant by Weltpolitik in relation to German foreign policy between 1890 and 1914? (3 marks) Weltpolitik is a term used to describe the expanding […]"
"Industrialists financed these pressure groups because they supported Weltpolitik. In the reign of William II German nationalism became more aggressive and had an increasingly unsettling effect upon relations between the Great Powers."
"The policy of Weltpolitik had serious international repercussions. First, the Junkers got high grain tariffs, which angered Russia and forced it into an alliance with France and Britain. German Junkers wanted to eliminate competition from […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weltpolitik, a compound of Welt (“world”) + Politik (“politics”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Weltpolitik

Frequently Paired Words

Realpolitik

Questions

What does weltpolitik mean?: The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.
Where does weltpolitik come from?: It is traced to German.

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