1
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Spain from 1648-1740
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- no exports or manufacturing
- resources of empire depleted
- empire too big and fragmented to be ruled successfully
- poor leadership from Hapsburg and bourbon kings
- noble class not interested in government
- 30 years war (a lot of spending)
2
Q
Poland from 1648-1740
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- the parliament is horrible (liberium veto)
- surrounded by powerful states with no protection
- old fashioned agricultural system
- mostly poor
- gobbled up by neighbors in partitions
- the aristocrats had a lot of political influence because they elected the king and the diet was unanimous (liberium veto)
3
Q
liberum veto
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- parliament in Poland from 1648-1740
- kings were to share power with parliament
- but the parliament just took control
- they would have to stop it if one person said no
4
Q
Sweden from 1648-1740
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- empire too far flung
- weak economy can’t sustain high army
- nobility and monarchy in conflict
- recklessness of Charles XII (defeated by peter the great)
5
Q
Holland from 1648-1740
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- religious divisions
- regional identities very strong
- stagnation of industries
- London replacing Amsterdam as economic center
- damaged after conflict with England and France
- weak leaders after William the silent
- British outstrip naval technology and trade competition
6
Q
HRE from 1648-1740
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- Hapsburg focus on Austrian territories
- war of Austrian succession
- divided into mini states
- economy devastated after 30 years war
- divided religiously and
7
Q
war of Austrian succession
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- pragmatic sanction
- Frederick the great (Prussia) seizes Silesia
8
Q
Austria from 1648-1740
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- Charles VI made pragmatic sanction
- war of Spanish succession (belgium)
- Hungary regained
- mostly roman catholic
- protestants removed
9
Q
Robert walpole
A
first prime minister of Britain (1721-1742)
10
Q
Prussia from 1648-1740
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- Hohenzollern
- welcomed Huguenots
- tolerant in religion
- going pretty great
- elector of brandenburg was recognized as king of prussia at war of spanish succession
- Frederick the great, Fredrick I, Frederick William, Frederick II the great
11
Q
Britain from 1648-1740
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-after bill of rights (self explanatory)
12
Q
Russian from 1648-1740
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-peter the great
-Elizabeth
-Catherine the great
-peasant uprisings
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13
Q
peter the great
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- great northern war (took Baltic territories from Sweden, pushed south to black sea) (got a port)
- westernized
- tight control over church
- controlled nobility
- built economy
14
Q
Frederick William the great elector
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- Prussia
- created a big army to protect Hohenzollern territories
- demanded loyalty of junkers
15
Q
Frederick William I
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-built a powerful army
16
Q
boyars
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Russian nobility
17
Q
ottoman empire from 1648-1740
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- conservatism
- bordered aggressive Russia and Austria
- conquests in central Europe (Vienna) (defeated by poles and Germans)
