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Who was the figure behind the rise of the Imperial Navy?

  • Wilhelm II

  • Otto von Bismarck

  • Paul von Hindenburg

  • Alfred von Tirpitz

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Alfred von Tirpitz was a German admiral and politician who was the leading figure behind the rise of the Imperial Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tirpitz was convinced that Germany needed a strong navy to protect its coastline and overseas colonies, and he was a major proponent of the "risk theory" of naval warfare, which held that a strong navy could deter potential enemies from attacking.
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