The decisions taken by the great powers of Europe; namely Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia and also the vanquished France, during the Congress of Vienna in 1815, were ultimately instrumental in the forging of the new Europe and in the peace, which followed the Napoleonic era. ... Poland, Saxony and the Rhineland were given to Prussia from Russia and Austria was given territory in Eastern Europe and Italy. ... Added to the expansion of the Habsburg Empire in Italy there was also an increase in Austrian influence in South Eastern Europe as the power of the Ottoman Empire declined and suff...

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The term "globalization" refers to the process in which people, governments and companies of different countries interact and integrate with each other through various processes such as trade, investment and information technology. ... Prior to globalization, governments and politicians only had to scrutinize the security and military of their own country, however with the growth of globalization the borders between nations becoming more indistinct and countries now have to manage things on a greater global scale. ... Germany was brought into the war by its ally Austria-Hungary and e...

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