Tag: Samoan Crisis
The Samoan Crisis – How Germany and America Nearly Came to Blows Decades Before WW1
Published Date: 20 April, 2016
“For several months, the two opposing fleets would face off in a tense game of brinksmanship. The standoff became known as the Samoan Crisis.” GERMANY WAS A LATE BLOOMER among Europe’s imperial powers. After attaining nation-state…