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17 Cards in this Set
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WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
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Maria Theresa succeeded her father, Charles VI, as ruler of Habsburg lands; King Frederick II of Prussia invaded &MT was seen as weak since she was a woman; fight for crown
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JUNKERS
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Prussian landed aristocracy
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PRAGMATIC SANCTION
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issued by Charles VI of Austria to assure his daughter Maria Theresa gained the throne; to guarantee indivisibilty of Habsburg lands
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ROMANOVS
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Russian dynasty; started w/Michael Romanov
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FREDERICK WILLIAM THE GREAT ELECTOR
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first man who made modern Prussia; determined to unify his 3 separate provinces
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BOYARS
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land owning aristocracy in early Russia
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HOHENZOLLERN
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German royal family that extended their control to Prussia; family's possessions were unifed as kingdom of Prussia by Frederick I
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JAMES I
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supported absolue divine-right
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CHARLES I
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fought w/Parliament &puritans for money for wars w/spain; abuse of power
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CHARLES II
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religious toleration [leaned toward Catholics]; learned not to mess w/parliament; launced new foregin policy
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JAMES II
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unpopular cuz of absolute rule; open Catholicism
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WILLIAM &MARY
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Glorious Rev.; parliament reigned supreme
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IVAN IV THE TERRIBLE
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launched reign of terror against the boyar nobility; increased pressure on peasants to pay for his war
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PETER THE GREAT
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westernized Russia; aboslute monarch; borrowed Western techonology; modernized army
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FREDERICK THE GREAT
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enlightened despot; extended noble's privilges
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FREDERICK WILLIAM I
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encourgaed Prussian militarism; created most efficient army in Europe
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FREDERICK WILLIAM, THE GREAT ELECTOR
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military power &taxation to unify his Rhine Holdings
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