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The '''balance of power''' was an equilibrium of power in [[Europe]] after [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] whereby aggression by one nation would be offset by the combined power of other nations.  This balance of power prevented one nation from imposing its will on other nations.

The '''balance of power''' was an equilibrium of power in [[Europe]] after the [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] wars. The system worked by balancing 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 (notably 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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