Under the next Emperor, William II, Germany took a more imperialistic course that led to a lot of friction with many of the neighboring countries, which was similar to the course that other European powers also took. After this took place the alliances that Germany had with various countries were not renewed by those countries, and when new alliances were created they did not include Germany in them. France, specifically, was one of the countries that did not renew any alliances with Germany, and many other European countries followed suit. With the exception of Hungary and Austria, Germany found itself more and more alone. During this period of time Germany was reaching out and taking over parts of Africa, as were many other countries in Europe. However, this was causing a lot of tension between the larger powers in Europe and because of that problems were growing. It is believed that some of this tension between countries might have been what helped to contribute to the start of the First World War. Eventually, the treaty of Versailles brought an end to WWI, and Germany was forced to sign it.

As can be seen, Italy and Germany had many changes in their past. Some of them were similar, such as the fact that many changes took place after the fall of Napoleon, but other changes were very different between the two countries. Where Italy was very divided between...

The taking over of some of Africa indicated that Germany was exercising its power and trying to become more dominant throughout the world. Unfortunately for that country this largely backfired and other countries did not want to maintain alliances with Germany because of the attitude it displayed.
Where Italy was concerned, the alliances that were begun with other countries largely remained. Italy was non-threatening and its government was accepting of most other countries, so there were no real problems with creating alliances between Italy and other areas. When it came time for these alliances to be renewed, they were, because Italy did not change its tactics in the way that Germany did once it gained power and alliances with others. This distinction between Italy and Germany is likely one of the most important that can be made, both in the days of old and now. While Germany is much more friendly of a country than it used to be toward other countries and it now has strong alliances with many other areas of the world, there are still those countries that do not like Germany because of the history that it has. Germany has been working to overcome this for many years and will continue to do so, where Italy has not been required to struggle with any of these kinds of issues.