🌍 The Powder Keg Century: How Congress of Vienna to Sarajevo Forged Our World Order. This sweeping diplomatic history decodes: Metternich's Balance of Power, Scramble for Africa's Hidden Contracts, and Bismarck's Alliance Webs That Failed to Prevent War. Analyze Ottoman Decline Through Great Power Lenses, American Expansionism's Global Impact, and Meiji Japan's Shock Rise. More than dates - you'll simulate 1890s Crisis Diplomacy and map Imperial Trade Routes that still shape today's conflicts. Essential for understanding how 19th century backroom deals created our unstable present.