In the Opinion of the British Prime Minister, the Proclamation

In the opinion of the British prime minister, the proclamation of a newly unified German state ruled by an emperor in 1871

A) could only bode well for stable future European state relations.
B) required immediate embargoes against all German manufactures.
C) implied British renunciation of all existing treaties.
D) entirely destroyed the previous European balance of power.
E) guaranteed peace, as a single Germany was better than many competing Germanies.