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The '''balance of power''' was an equilibrium of power in [[Europe]] after the [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleonic]] wars. The system relied on a system of [[politic]]al alliances that would balance the potential aggression by one [[nation]] against the combined power of other nations.  This balance of power prevented one nation from imposing its will on other nations. With a few exceptions (such as the [[Franco-Prussian War]]), the system worked to keep the continent generally free of war until the outbreak of the [[First World War]].

The '''balance of power''' was an equilibrium of power in [[Europe]] after the [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleonic]] wars. The system relied on a system of [[political]] alliances that would balance the potential aggression by one [[nation]] against the combined power of other nations.  This balance of power prevented one nation from imposing its will on other nations. With a few exceptions (such as the [[Franco-Prussian War]]), the system worked to keep the continent generally free of war until the outbreak of the [[First World War]].

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