"<span>The British hoped to tighten control over the empire" would be the best option, but the main reason beyond this was that they wanted to discourage trade with other nations, in order to increase profits. </span>
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "TRUE." William II asked Bismarck to resign because William II wanted a stronger military leader. This statement about William II is true as far as resigning is concerned.
