Germany was determined to take a place among the Great Powers of Europe. To do this, it was vital that Germany have a first class navy and it began energetically to build one. Which country countered this German activity by starting a massive naval building program and undertaking a complete reworking of their European alliances?
A) The United States
B) Austria-Hungary
C) Japan
D) Britain
E) Russia
D
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