How does the great power system of the twentieth century compare with that of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
A. The great power system in the twentieth century was global, whereas the great power system in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was European.
B. The United States dominated the great power system of the twentieth century, whereas France dominated the great power system of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
C. The Concert of Europe was a feature of the great power system of the twentieth century, whereas the great power system of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw constant conflict in Europe.
D. World Wars I and II were major conflicts in the great power system of the twentieth century, whereas the great power system of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw no major conflicts as Britain served as an effective balancer.
Answer: A
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