What was Bismarck's plan for ensuring German power and security on the European continent? How did world events and German actions after 1900 upend the European equilibrium that Bismarck had tried to maintain?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Bismarck's attempt to placate and isolate France
2. Bismarck's care to avoid committing too heavily to the Balkan conflicts
3. The Russian-French alliance that defied Bismarck's expectation
4. Britain's and France's settlement of differences in their colonies
5. Britain and Germany's naval arms race, which raised tensions
6. German diplomacy after Bismarck's removal turned more belligerent and divisive
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