What empire did Caprivi cease cooperation with, strategically a mistake?
Ottoman Empire
British Empire
Russian Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Answer
Caprivi broke away from the Reinsurance Treaty with the Russian Empire, strategically a mistake. This treaty had guaranteed Russia's neutrality in case of war between Germany and France. By failing to renew it, Caprivi left Germany vulnerable to a two-front war, which eventually materialized in World War I.
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