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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two nations were long-time rivals in Europe?
A
Britain
B
Germany
C
France
D
Italy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -France and Britain are often still referred to as “historic rivals", or with emphasis on the perceived ever-lasting competition between the two countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -France and England: 1, 000 years of cross-channel rivalry.

Detailed explanation-3: -French-British Conflict Since France and Great Britain were the two main powers competing for influence throughout much of North America, they were natural enemies. The two countries fought one another in the Nine Years’ War between 1688 and 1697.

Detailed explanation-4: -France is Germany’s closest and most important partner in Europe. There is no other country with which we coordinate so regularly and intensively at all political levels and in all areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -France and Habsburg Austria were two traditional geopolitical great rivals in Europe. Between 1494 and 1697, the French-Habsburg rivalry had played out in the Italian Wars, the Thirty Years’ War and the Nine Years’ War.

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