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Russia was the European power with the largest army at the outbreak of World War 1. Boasting an army of twelve million. It had a million more than Germany, who came in second.
The arms race created two rival power blocks after the England developed the Dreadnoughts. This is what lead up to the outbreak of World War I and Britain joining forces with France and Russia.
Great, or powerful, countries have great, or powerful, armies in order to keep their power. Military power is usually used to exercise one's power in either defensive and/or offensive terms. However, economic power also ties into being a powerful country. For example, the US has the world's most powerful army and the world's largest economy, and is the reason why the US is the world's most powerful country as a whole. However, although North Korea has the world's largest army, its economy is terrible, and this is one reason why North Korea is not such a powerful or influential country in the world.
I am afraid not to understand the question. Do you mean Europe as a political entity (European Union) or Europe as a continent ?
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Germany was the most powerful European Great Power during both World Wars.
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France was the second largest imperial power, after the United Kingdom.
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European states felt they had to uphold the power of their allies for their own internal security
European states felt they had to uphold the power of their allies for their own internal security...
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Germany has the largest economy in Europe, however it is not a world power. The US is currently the only world power and will remain so for some time. The European Union is labeled as a potential world power, in which contains Germany and 26 other European nations, however, is not a country. Germany is labeled as a Regional Great Power, meaning in its region (as well as all of Europe) it is very powerful, however, not truly to a world extent. However, I do not agree with this as Germany has the fourth largest economy in the world and is very powerful economic wise. However, Germany does not have that large of an army, although they too are quite powerful. France has the second largest economy in Europe, however, it too is not a world power. It too is also listed as a Regional Great Power, but being less powerful and influential than Germany. The UK has the third largest economy in Europe, although it also is not a world power. However, it is the only country in Europe (not including the EU) to be considered a Global Great Power, and is currently listed as the third powerful country in the world. This isn't mainly due to its economy size but more to its military power and influence upon the world due to its past empire.
The European Union is considered a world-power by some. It is a large organization that covers much of Europe and involves a wide-scale population and has the largest economy in the world. It is crucial to the global economy and to Europe.
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The Congress of Vienna settlement, despite later changes, formed the framework for European international politics until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914