> Instead of Balancing Russia and Austria going all in on Austria
That was already Bismarck's choice : he signed a secret deal aligning Germany with Austria in case of conflict, and jeopardized his relations with Russia at the Berlin conference.
> And then to start the War did the dumbest possible things and instantly made sure Britain was on the other side.
Britain would have been on the other side regardless, already in 1875, Britain and Russia were more likely to align with France if Germany sought a preventive war.
That was already Bismarck's choice : he signed a secret deal aligning Germany with Austria in case of conflict, and jeopardized his relations with Russia at the Berlin conference.
> And then to start the War did the dumbest possible things and instantly made sure Britain was on the other side.
Britain would have been on the other side regardless, already in 1875, Britain and Russia were more likely to align with France if Germany sought a preventive war.