Who did Caprivi anger with his movement toward free trade?
Socialists
Liberals
Junkers
Monarchists
Answer
The Junkers, the landed aristocracy of Prussia, were angered by Caprivi's move towards free trade. They feared that the removal of tariffs on imported agricultural goods would harm their economic interests. The policy threatened to flood the market with cheaper foreign produce and lower prices across the board, thus reducing the income from the agricultural sector on which they relied heavily.
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