Why did Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany could not stop the momentum toward war

Tensions were already growing between European states. The best that Kaiser Wilhelm could have done for Germany to become the main force supporting Austria-Hungary as it was being threatened by Russia. The competitive actions of colonization and territory expansion really caused sour tastes between European countries. France is an example that wanted their territory of Alsace-Lorraine back from Germany due to the Franco-Prussian war in the 19th century. The Balkans were especially unsettled as many ethnic groups made up Austria-Hungary and demanded their own independence. Kaiser Wilhelm could not stop a war from happening even if Archduke Franz Ferdinand did not get assassinated. Too much tension was growing between neighboring Europeans and even Germany with Britain. Britain did not like how Germany was improving its navy as the navy is the first defense for Britain.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.