Great Powers

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geopolitical concept historical category international relations concept

The Great Powers were the most influential and militarily and economically dominant states in the international system, particularly in 19th- and early 20th-century Europe, that collectively shaped global diplomacy and major political decisions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Powers canonical	14
Great Powers of Europe	4
European Great Powers (over territorial expansion)	1
European powers	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geopolitical concept ⓘ historical category ⓘ international relations concept ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Europe ⓘ
basisOf	great power politics ⓘ
characterizedBy	ability to shape global politics ⓘ diplomatic influence ⓘ economic dominance ⓘ military dominance ⓘ
contrastedWith	minor powers ⓘ small powers ⓘ
emergedFrom	post-Napoleonic European order ⓘ
hasCriterion	ability to project power abroad ⓘ advanced military technology ⓘ global or regional diplomatic reach ⓘ large national economies ⓘ large standing armies ⓘ recognition by other states ⓘ substantial industrial capacity ⓘ
historicallyIncluded	Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ surface form: Austria-Hungary Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Austrian Empire Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
influenced	alliance systems in Europe ⓘ causes of World War I ⓘ colonialism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ
institutionalizedIn	Congress of Vienna ⓘ
playsRoleIn	balance of power ⓘ concert of Europe system ⓘ global diplomacy ⓘ major political decisions ⓘ
refersTo	most influential states in the international system ⓘ
relatedTo	Great power status ⓘ major powers ⓘ middle powers ⓘ superpowers ⓘ
studiedIn	power transition theory ⓘ realist theory of international relations ⓘ
usedIn	19th-century diplomacy ⓘ early 20th-century diplomacy ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Greece → recognizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

London Conference of 1830–1831 → diplomaticRoleOf → Great Powers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Powers of Europe

Treaty of London (1913) → mediatedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

declaration of independence in 1912 → recognizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

subject surface form: Declaration of Independence of Albania (1912)

this entity surface form: Great Powers of Europe

Otto of Greece → appointedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Political Zionism → seeksSupportFrom → Great Powers ⓘ

this entity surface form: European powers

London Protocol of 1830 → collectiveSignatories → Great Powers ⓘ

Greco-Turkish War (1897) → involved → Great Powers ⓘ

Greco-Turkish War (1897) → mediatedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Principality of Serbia → recognizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Muhammad Ali of Egypt → conflictWith → Great Powers ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Great Powers (over territorial expansion)

London Conference of 1832 → organizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Cretan Question → involves → Great Powers ⓘ

Cretan Question → mediatedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Preliminary Treaty of London on Belgian independence → wasNegotiatedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Powers of Europe

Unification of Bulgaria (1885) → recognizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

London Conference of 1912–1913 → organizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

London Conference of 1912–1913 → mediatedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Greek Regency → appointedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

Victory in the Romanian War of Independence → recognizedBy → Great Powers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Powers of Europe