The first German emperor, Wilhelm I, survived two assassination attempts in 1878.
Suppose either of them was successful, how could that've changed Germany's future as a country?
Keep in mind how the militaristic Reich was still an infant state being only seven years old, and as such was in a much more moldable position.
The Kaiser's successor was more liberal, a self-avowed pacifist who detested wars despite having served himself.
Suppose he doesn't get cancer a decade later as he did IOTL, what kind of development could Germany have taken in an ideal world?
Could Germany have become a continental Britain of sorts?
I am first and foremost interested in realistic answers, but if you could provide a "wank"-style scenario, that would be much appreciated as well.
(It's probably also worth noting that after the unification, even Bismarck advocated for peace and expansion of German might through soft power emerging from the creation of a continental Zollverein - meaning even the pacifist liberal emperor and the arch-conservative chancellor could've agreed on the main issue Germany was facing.)