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26 Cards in this Set
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2 things about Russia
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-1500's Russia behind Europe
-boyars (land owners/church officials) |
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What is there to know about Ivan IV? (4)
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-czar (leader of Russia) in 1546 (ceasar)
-expands territory -reforms -Ivan the Terrible |
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What happens to Ivan IV? (4)
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-suspicious people are plotting against him
-wife dies (thinks murder) -kills supporters -kills son to throw off succession |
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Peter I "the great" czar (2)
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-needs to modernize Russia
-westernization |
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streltsy
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a military corps that had political influence
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Peter I reforms (5)
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-church under state
-russian industries -1st newspaper -built schools -promote people on ability |
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Peter III was weak, so who took over?
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his wife, Catherine II "the great"
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Catherine II (5)
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-influenced by new ideas in W. Europe
-vultare-freedom of speech-letters -people-serf-change -doesn't follow thru |
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Why doesn't Catherine II follow thru?
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because Poland revolt and (Vemelyan Pugacarv) claims czar
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Who lead in central Europe?
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Holy Roman Emperor (Hopsburg family) since 1450s
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Who is in control of the Holy Roman Emperor since 1450's?
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The Hopsburg family
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In what years did they start to lose control?
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1600's
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Where did the 30 years war take place, and what were they fighting over?
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They fought in Prague over a religious dispute
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How did the Protestants insult the emperor?
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They threw Ferdinand II out of the window
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What was the goal of the Treaty of Westphalia?
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To make peace, enxtend religious toleration, and reduced the power of the Holy Roman Empire
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How did the treaty of westphalia reduce the power of the Holy Roman Empire?
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They gave the same power to local leaders
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What are the two largest states in central europe, and what do they do against each other?
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Austria and Prussia compete for power
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Who are the leaders of Austria and Prussia?
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Hopsburg and Hohenzollerns
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What is the problem with the Hopsburgs?
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Charles Vi, the emperor, died without a male heir
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What did the Hopsburgs need to do to fix the problem of Charles VI?
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They made a law to make their daughter the ruler
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What is the law the Hopsburg made called for Maria Theresa?
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pragmatic system
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Who is the great leader of Prussia?
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Frederick II
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What did Frederick II do as the leader?
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He seised Silesia
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Did Frederick II offer an alliance with Maria Theresa to help her husband become emporer?
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No, they went to a war of austrian succession in 1740
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Who won the War of Austrian Succession?
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Prussia won, and became a major millitary power in Europe
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What is the second war held between Austria and Prussia?
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The 7 Years War
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