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Scene, German, Serbian, national­ist, province, expansionist, nation­alism, behalf, invasion, neutral, eventually, salient, barrier, sellout, de­militarization, dominions, illegal, artificial, prosperity.

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No peaceful scene, war flickered in the Balkans, capital of the recently annexed Austrian province of Bosnia, de­spite Germany's last-minute attempt, Germany's threat, the main German army, a sudden change of the plan, gave the opportuni­ty for the successful counter-attack, new weapons, to settle down the prob­lems of post-war Europe, the British did a lot for victory, The whole economy of the country, the war gave industry an artificial prosperity.

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Марнское сражение, сепаратный мир, когда началась первая мировая война, попытался изменить план, возможность для успешной контратаки, это сделало невозможным быструю победу Германии, большевистское правительство, заключение мира, хотя многие люди в Британии, проблемы послевоенной Европы.