The 'Reinsurance Treaty' was a secret 1887 agreement between which two nations that eventually lapsed, shifting the balance of power?
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Correct answer: Germany and Russia
The treaty was intended to keep Russia neutral if Germany fought France. When Kaiser Wilhelm II refused to renew it in 1890, Russia moved toward an alliance with France, drastically changing European geopolitics.
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