Determined to Maintain Security for the New Germany,Bismarck

question 5

Multiple Choice

Determined to maintain security for the new Germany,Bismarck

• A) sought alliances with both France and Britain, since those two countries were the strongest.
• B) attempted to forge alliances with both Russia and Germany's nearer neighbor, Austria-Hungary.
• C) sought an alliance with Britain against France, its traditional enemy.
• D) forged an alliance with Russia, though he could not persuade Russia to join with any other countries.
• E) played Britain and France against each other by stirring up conditions in Africa and Asia, where the two countries had colonies.

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