After Napoleon's defeat in 1814, Europe's top statesmen met under the guidance of the Austrian Prince to restore a balance-of-power system, which was called ________
a. the Metternichian system
b. the Westphalian system
c. the Bismarkian system
d. the Chimera system
e. the multipolar system
A
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What will be an ideal response?