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21 Cards in this Set
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What two new countries did we learn to be part of the Hapsburg family? |
Austria and Prussia |
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Where was the Thirty Years war fought? |
The Holy Roman Empire (Germany) |
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Between what two religious groups was the Thirty Years War fought? |
Catholic vs. Protestant |
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What was considered a continuation of the Hapsburg-Bourbon rivalry? |
The Thirty Years War |
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What did the Hapsburg want, but fail at? |
Creating a united Austria. |
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Who is Joseph II's mother? |
Maria Theresa, the daughter of Charles VI. |
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When did Prussia become a power? |
Late 1600s. The Hohenzollern family, which included Frederick William I. |
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What did Frederick William I do? |
He forged one of the best trained armies in Europe, and seized lands from Austria. |
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In total, which three countries were included in the Hapsburg Dynasty? |
Spain, Austria, and Prussia. |
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Who were the monarchs we learned about from Russia? |
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) Peter the Great Catherine the Great |
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What great city did Peter the Great build? |
St. Petersburg |
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What is the nick-name for St. Petersburg? |
"Window to the West" |
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Who did Peter the Great defeat in order to gain control of the warm-water port on the Baltic Sea? |
Sweden. |
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In what year did Peter the Great come into power? |
1689. Remember that England became a limited monarchy in 1689? |
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After Peter, Catherine the Great took over Russia. What year was this? |
1725. Catherine the Great ruled until 1796. |
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What did Catherine the Great believe? |
That all people were created equal. |
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On what sea was the new warm-water port gained by Catherine the Great? |
The Black Sea. |
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Who did Catherine the Great defeat in order to gain control over part of Poland? |
The Ottomans. |
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Who was considered the last great absolute monarch of the 1700s? |
Catherine the Great of Russia. |
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Over what years did the Seven Years War stretch? |
1756-1763 |
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What were the five great powers of Europe by 1750? |
Austria Prussia France England Russia |
