Thus, while Prussia acted as guardian to the Rhineland, Aust
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- The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers whole source · open book
Thus, while Prussia acted as guardian to the Rhineland, Austria strengthened its position in northern Italy, and British influence was expanded in the Iberian peninsula; behind all this lay a large Russian army, ready to move across Europe in defense of the 1815 settlement. In consequence, however, much Frenchmen of all parties might urge a policy of “recovery,”49 it was plain that no dramatic improvement Was possible.
chapter: The “Middle Powers”