Which of the Following Was an Unforeseen Consequence of the Napoleonic

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an unforeseen consequence of the Napoleonic Wars?

• A) They ensured that the superpowers would adhere to eighteenth-century "balance of power" politics.
• B) They put an end to the development of national independence movements over the following decades.
• C) They showed how more modernized warfare could be more humane because they resulted in a small number of casualties.
• D) They confirmed that Russia would take France and Great Britain's place as the great power of the Continent in the nineteenth century.
• E) They showed that in years to come, peace would rely on a formal system of close cooperation among the powerful countries.

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