Bay and Neukamerun, whereas Wilhelm's support for a policy of colonization was shown in his Kruger telegram in 1896 and response to the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903; Wilhelm's social Darwinist attitude was similarly reflected in the Herero and Namaqua genocide from 1904 onwards and the suppression of the Maji Maji Rebellion from 1907, as well as in the First and Second Moroccan Crisis of 1905 and 1911. The Anglo-German naval arms race was likely lost when Germany failed to keep up with the British after the advent of dreadnought battleships from 1906 onwards; with the Anglo-Russian Convention and the Triple Entente of 1907, German Weltpolitik showed itself unable to forestall the threat of a two-front war. The policy's ultimate failure would be sealed in the First World War. References Further reading Carroll, E. Malcolm. Germany and the great powers, 1866–1914: A study in public opinion and foreign policy (1938) online; pp. 347–484; written for advanced students. Political history of Germany German colonisation in Africa Wilhelm II, German Emperor 1897 in Germany History of the foreign relations of Germany German words and phrases 1897 in politics German foreign policy Foreign policy doctrines Political terminology in Germany Opposition to the British Empire