Determined to Maintain Security for the New Germany,Bismarck

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.