The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... Europe . It was the last blow to the old balance of European power . Based for centuries on a weak German centre and strong French , Austrian and Russian wings , European politics were to rest in future on the predominance of the new ...
... Europe . It was the last blow to the old balance of European power . Based for centuries on a weak German centre and strong French , Austrian and Russian wings , European politics were to rest in future on the predominance of the new ...
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... EUROPE AFTER 1878 99 others , and had nearly clashed , they too were now brought up against the fact that Turkey ... Europe . After 1878 , even more than in the years since 1871 , the European Powers shrank from serious European ...
... EUROPE AFTER 1878 99 others , and had nearly clashed , they too were now brought up against the fact that Turkey ... Europe . After 1878 , even more than in the years since 1871 , the European Powers shrank from serious European ...
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... European affairs . The Franco - Russian alliance had achieved a new balance in Europe and was reducing old rivalries to a deadlock ; combined with growing economic pressure in Europe , this was producing another intensive phase of extra ...
... European affairs . The Franco - Russian alliance had achieved a new balance in Europe and was reducing old rivalries to a deadlock ; combined with growing economic pressure in Europe , this was producing another intensive phase of extra ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
THE NAVY AND THE GATHERING OF THE ARMIES | 22 |
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