Compared to Germany and Japan, East Africa indeed falls short of the imperialist reputation on the diplomatic level, but this also indicates the growing maturity of East African politics.
Germany and Japan are typical militaristic countries, and East Africa initially followed suit, adopting the all-armed organizational form to deal with indigenous and other colonizers on the African continent. However, once East Africa was founded, national security was initially guaranteed, and major political changes followed.
Of course, at present, all European countries are expanding their armaments. Germany's military construction is quite common in Europe because Russia next door, Austria-Hungary, and France are all doing the same; as for the United Kingdom and Japan, they overstretched their national strength to build massive navies. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was truly rare for countries not to develop strong armies.
