Why did Germany want war with Britian in World War 1?
What Germany wanted in 1914 was for Britain to stay neutral while Germany crushed France and Russia and so gained full control of Europe. This was of course impossible, since it would have left Britain facing a continent united under the rule of her most dangerous rival, who might then have used Europe’s resources to build a navy larger than the British. Hence the British declaration of war on 4 August 1914.
