> That was already Bismarck's choice And its secret deal because he is playing both sides. That's the whole point. > Britain would have been on the other side

> That was already Bismarck's choice And its secret deal because he is playing both sides. That's the whole point. > Britain would have been on the other side regardless This isn't at all true. Britain-German relations were actually quite good. And British-Russian relations were terrible. Germany had messed up generally good relations with Britain because of the idiotic Navy project. But by 1912 this was basically over and relations were improving. British-Russian relations were going to over Persia. Look at how close the margins for war were in British Parliament even after Belgium. > if Germany sought a preventive war Ok but I'm not talking about a preventative war.