No, the emperor did not want to start a world war. “In fact, Wilhelm was still so relaxed about the situation that on July 6th he embarked on the planned voyage to Norway, taking his beloved dachshunds Witch and Badger with him – hardly the actions of a bloodthirsty warlord awaiting the outbreak of humanity’s greatest war .” We are in 1914, a week after the shooting in Sarajevo, at the beginning of the July Crisis.
Katja Hoyer: In the Empire – A short history 1871-1918. – Culture
