Germany's latent anti-East African sentiment could cause losses to East African investments in certain German commercial sectors. As for remaining unaffected by emotion, that was utterly impossible. Germany's current condition was one of heading toward extreme nationalism. Even without Adolf, other Germans would have been swept by this countercurrent onto the forefront of German politics.
East Africa did not dislike nationalism, but Germany's extreme nationalists did not regard East Africa as "their own kind." At least, that was what people like Adolf believed in their hearts.
In truth, Germany and East Africa had gradually drifted apart, and geopolitical and economic conflicts between the two countries were also an important factor, especially in regions such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
These regions had one thing in common: they were both important markets for East Africa and important markets for Germany. In the previous century, when East Africa was an agricultural nation, its main trade with these regions consisted primarily of agricultural exports. By the beginning of the twentieth century, East Africa had gained the ability to export basic industrial goods to these regions.
Now, however, East Africa had become a powerful industrial nation on the same level as Germany. Moreover, thanks to its complete industrial system, abundant labor force, resource advantages, and other factors, East African industrial goods were of better quality and lower price than German industrial goods.
This had in fact dealt a blow to Germany's traditional commodity markets. Previously, East African and German exports had not competed with one another, so naturally everyone prospered together. Now, East Africa was practically snatching food from Germany's bowl.
In the modern world, East Africa, the United States, and Germany divided the industrial sphere among themselves. The industrial output of these three countries alone accounted for more