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Great powers of the 19 century
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Russia, France, Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, and Austria
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Congress of Vienna
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Congress of Vienna 1814 - 1815 founding a system bases on the balance of power between the great powers
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Broken of general peace
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the Crimea war 1854 - 1856 disrupted relationship between Russia, France, Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, and Austria
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Imperialism
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the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
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The frankfurt system
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* 1870 treaty of Frankfurt signed to end
* Franco Prussian war |
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Bismarckian Alliance system
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Objective: neutralize potential enemies vs the German Reich.
Avoid conflict between major European power and Germany |
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The Balkans
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1877 - 1878 Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire to defend fellow slav people in the Balkans.
Russia wins and create Big Bulgaria |
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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria, and Italy
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Triple Entente
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France, Russia, and Great Britain
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The role of the U.S.
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U.S. act as mediator, the aim was to end war trough diplomacy
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