father died‚ Frederick II became king‚ and he aimed to get Austria’s Silesia‚ a very good province. Austria refused‚ and so he brought his troops in there in 1740 and ended up causing what came to be known as the First and Second Silesian Wars - which made up the War of Austrian Succession. In the second Silesian War‚ Austria tried to get it back‚ but Frederick won again and this time‚ he kept Silesia. He managed to win a province wealthy with resources when an entire country was against him‚ and won
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his time on the throne in Prussia‚ he would embrace these ideals and take military actions to expand the territory of Prussia into that of its neighbors. He did this by annexing Silesia‚ Dresden and East
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which may have been a surprise. It is important to remember the Habsburg Monarchy was not a single entity‚ but a group of provinces from Belgium in the west to Transylvania in the east and Silesia in the north to Tuscany in the south. At the end of Theresa’s reign these provinces had achieved a great deal of unity but while ruling Theresa had to gain the loyalty of all these provinces.
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Prussian absolute monarch and a military genius‚ pursued an aggressive foreign policy. In 1740 he seized from Austria the province of Silesia. His action culminated in a major European conflict‚ the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763)‚ in which he was pitted against a powerful European coalition of Austria‚ Russia‚ and France. Frederick‚ aided only by England‚ barely managed to retain Silesia. In 1772 Frederick shared in the first partition of Poland by annexing western Poland. Frederick the Great was an almost
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Therefore‚ he believed he must use his authority to represent the common people and their interest. Frederick abolished torture as a step towards enlightenment‚ and believed that punishment must be used cautiously and justly. Frederick also demanded civil obedience and loyalty in exchange for respect with individual’s beliefs‚ meaning he will not intervene. In contrast‚ Peter I of Russia may have good intentions to modernize his country‚ but his obsession to reform Russia stripped away the Russian
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allied with Russia‚ while France was allied with Prussia. However‚ Austria was chaffing at this alliance after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle had ended the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748‚ because Austria had wanted to recover the rich region of Silesia‚ which Prussia retained. Austria therefore began‚ slowly‚ tentatively‚ talking with France. As tensions between England and France mounted in North America in the 1750s‚ and as war in the colonies seemed certain‚ Britain signed an alliance with Russia
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reforms happened in Prussia‚ Russia and Austria changing the quality of life for the people for the better. However‚ even Enlighted Absolutism has its limits as we with the persecution of the Jewish people. In Prussia Frederick II acquired the province of Silesia‚ but
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The League of Nations 1. The body that was formed out of Wilson’s 14 Points was called the League of Nations. (a) The League’s aims and objectives were set in 26 articles known as the Covenant. (b) President Wilson was hoping that the League would unite against any future international wars. (c) The League of Nations offered the idea of collective security. This meant those countries would act together if any member were threatened by any hostile state. 2. In the beginning the League did have
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of the empire‚ created a large bureaucracy taxed the nobility and the clergy took control of the Roman Catholic Church. Limitations 1740 Frederick II became king of Prussia rejected the Pragmatic Sanction and invaded the Austrian province of Silesia this started the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) 1748 the war ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Joseph II succeeded his mother in 1780 as an enlightened despot he initiated sweeping reforms he was against serfdom and abolished
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During this war Frederick was named "Europe’s finest general" and his army "Europe’s finest soldiers". In 1763 the countries signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg. Although Frederick didn’t gain any territory in this treaty‚ he had retained the province of Silesia all throughout the war and because of this Prussia became popular throughout many German-speaking territories. Secondly‚ by marrying Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern Frederick regained his title of crown prince. It is proved that
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