Which of the Following Was an Important Factor Contributing to the Period

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an important factor contributing to the period of peace following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815?

• A) Austria's hegemony on the European continent
• B) Austria's defeat of Prussia in the Crimean War
• C) the fact that Europe's political elites were united in their fear of revolution among the masses.
• D) the fact that colonialism had not yet occurred, so the European states did not have anything to fight over.
• E) the democratization of the European states.

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