What was a major side effect of the use of balance-of-power principles in Europe?

A. ending the need for standing armies
B. reducing the importance of direct state-to-state diplomacy
C. ending any significant role for lesser states such as Florence and Venice
D. reducing the role of absolutist monarchs in foreign or military policy

C

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a. a response to the chaos and irrationality of World War I. b. a statement about the conditions of the working class in Europe during World War I. c. a collection of letters from political activists regarding World War I. d. a treatise on the artist's view of destruction resulting from World War I.

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In the early 18th century, the seat of French culture shifted from palaces to _____

a. cathedrals b. provincial cities c. hôtels d. town halls

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