Direct democracy<span> is a system where the people vote on policy initiatives directly. and </span>Indirect democracy is<span> people elect representatives who will vote on policies and make decisions about the government.</span>
<span>B) Pre-war alliances were made in secret and elevated diplomatic tensions within those governments.
Or sometimes the fact that alliances were being made was announced publicly -- but the negotiations about the alliances were conducted behind closed doors. And often the terms of the alliances were kept secret, so that only the parties involved knew the full details. This contributed to an attitude of escalating nervousness and tension as the nations of Europe maneuvered for strength over against their perceived adversaries.
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By the 1700's Austria and Spain were in conflict with each other over territory in Italy.
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