![]() ![]() ![]() German pre-WW1 possessions in dark blue, gains in medium blue. Possible outcome of the Septemberprogramm in Africa. The modern consensus among historians is that it was more of a discussion document, written well after the start of the war, and not a formally adopted government policy. This interpretation has been controversial. ![]() The Septemberprogramm gained great notoriety after it was discovered by historian Fritz Fischer, who wrote that it was based on the Lebensraum philosophy as well as the Drang nach Osten nationalist movement of the 19th century, which made territorial expansion Imperial Germany's primary motive for war. The territorial changes proposed in the Septemberprogramm included making a vassal state of Belgium, annexing Luxembourg and portions of France, expanding German colonies in Africa, and increasing German influence in Eastern Europe at the expense of the Russian Empire. It was drafted on 9 September 1914 by the Chancellor's private secretary, Kurt Riezler, in preparation of peace negotiations at a time when Germany expected to defeat France quickly and decisively on the Western front. The Septemberprogramm ( German:, literally "September Program") was a memorandum authorized by Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg of the German Empire at the beginning of World War I (1914–18). Possible outcome of the Septemberprogramm in Europe ![]()
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