Question

Explain the statement "when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches off"?

Answer 1

This was a phrase used by Metternich who was an Australian, during the times of the French Revolution and Napoleonic War. He witnessed the effect of French revolution and the expansion of French empire into much of European land after the war. Metternich referred to these events in the phrase. Any change in France would affect. From the rebellion against monarchy in France to Napolean's spread of political war and goals, what affected France, inevitably affected Europe. This is why that statement was used.