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Fredetick II (Frederick the Great) |
First servant of the state. Was an Enlightened monarch and allowed for religious toleration free royal serves, codified laws replace the idea of a personal Monarch with an Imperial State , strengthen bureaucracies and made them efficient.
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Catherine the Great
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Wife to Peter the third but murdered him Conqures half of Poland and takes land from Ottoman Empire give all power over serfs to nobles opens more printing houses Jews granted civil quality but she wasn't an enlightened monarch. she liked enlightened ideas but didnt use them jn her ruling.
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The Hanovarians
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The dynasty that came after the Stuart dynasty in England, they were German and didn't understand English so parliament had more power.
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William Pitt
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Prime Minister of England that wanted to avoid war.
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Maria Theresa
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Mother of Joseph II. Daughter of Charles V. Was a Habsburg. Her daughter is Maria Antoinette.
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Joseph II of Austria
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Was an Enlightened monarch. Co ruler with Maria Theresa. Thought that anything that came in the way of reason should be eliminated. Made many changes but they didnt stick because he made them too quickly.
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The War Of Austrian Succession
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This was a war between Prussia and Austria where Prussia gained Silesia, enlarging PRussia even more. This was the first part of the PArtitioning of Poland. |
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The 7 Years War
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Britain and Prussia vs. France and Austria. Starts in 1756 when Frederick the Great attacks saxony. England's financing and navy allows them to win. Took place because British wanted to expand American interior but France was in the way. War was also fought in India. |
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The Partition of Poland |
When Poland was split between Austria, Russia, and Prussia. Austria took the largest part (50%) of Poland. |
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The Pugacev Rebellion |
Emelyian Pugacev was the leader f the rebellion, where the cossacks that were originally for Russia, rebelled to be a part of the government. Peasants joined in on the revolt also. This rebellion was successful and a failure as the reforms were made, but Emelyian was capture, tortured and killed. |
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Infanticide |
The purposeful killing of babies to releve stress on parents of having to raise another child. Often happened because parents didn't have enough money to raise the child. |
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Agricultural Revolution
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New methods of farming developed that allowed for effieciant farming (farming nitrogen rich plants, seed drill) the
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Cottage Industry |
Also known as the putting out method. Aristocratic euntreponures went to cottages in rural areas and "put out" raw material that the people in those cottages turned into finished goods (ex: cotton to cloth). Called the cottage industry because people worked in cottages. |
