One rule in the balancing process is to remain flexible in making alliances. Which European country acted as a balancer in European diplomacy from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) The United States
D) Germany

Question

One rule in the balancing process is to remain flexible in making alliances.  Which European country acted as a balancer in European diplomacy from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) The United States
D) Germany

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Great Britain acted as a balancer in European diplomacy from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries, playing a role in the balance of power system established after the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.

One Rule in the Balancing Process Is to Remain Flexible