The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1959 - 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 , even more than in the years since 1871 , the European Powers shrank from serious European conflicts for more than thirty years , during which period they sought security against the complications of modern warfare ...
... Europe . After 1878 , even more than in the years since 1871 , the European Powers shrank from serious European conflicts for more than thirty years , during which period they sought security against the complications of modern warfare ...
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... European interests , was a Continental Power . Her main consideration being the security of her frontiers , her chief aim was to divert the other European Powers from the Continent . Because she could not be certain of achieving this ...
... European interests , was a Continental Power . Her main consideration being the security of her frontiers , her chief aim was to divert the other European Powers from the Continent . Because she could not be certain of achieving this ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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