The early modern era marked an important watershed for the development of the modern state. Louis XVI of France and Fredrick the great elector of Brandenburg-Prussia are exemplars of an absolutist monarch‚ but the similarities and differences in their approach would have far-reaching consequences for Europe as a whole. The first important aspect of centralization was the consolidation of the military. Both Louis and Fredrick reformed and reorganized their armies‚ commissioning new weapons‚ uniforms
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absolute monarch to efficiently control their kingdom. To this day‚ it is still debated weather or not absolute monarchies were overall beneficial or detrimental to their victims. Although absolute monarchies were detrimental in England‚ France‚ and Prussia because they did not improve the lives of the citizenry‚ Russia benefited from its absolute monarchies because they westernized and reformed the advancing society. An absolute monarchy consists of a single monarch who has full and absolute power
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One reason is all of the things he did to unite Germany and turn it into a world power. In 1862‚ Bismarck was appointed minister-president of Prussia. When awarded the title‚ he made his famous speech that said‚ “The great questions of the day will not be settled by speeches and majority decisions but by blood and iron.” Bismarck then knew that he wanted Prussian influence to be the leading power
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power of the nobility increases due to a victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However‚ in France‚ Louis XIV¡¯s absolutist regime decreased the powers of the noble but heightened their material status. In Russia and in Prussia‚ the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change‚ but it retained prestige + power. Charles I considered himself to be an absolute monarch in England in the 1630¡¯s. A large portion of the parliament
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cooperation and the maintenance of the balance of power. This aided the emperors of Russia‚ Austria as well as Prussia to focus on internal state issues instead of warfare among European countries. Internally‚ these emperors were concerned with the spread of revolutionary ideas‚ which originated in France and questioned the traditional authority. This research paper
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politics‚ making it a minor presence in the continent. This left a power vacuum in Germany which was quickly filled by Prussia‚ a military state with a history of strong rulers. However‚ Prussia realized Germany’s vulnerability‚ seeing how its loose union and its central geographical spot in the continent made it vulnerable to attack from strong neighbors like France and Russia. So‚ Prussia set out to unify Germany to form one large‚ stronger state. However‚ this unification could not have been possible
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Internal enemies included the King‚ Louis XVI‚ Monarchists and Royalists and the Churches that were run by refractory priests. External threats were caused by aristocrats who had fled the Revolution; more specifically known as “émigrés”‚ Austria and Prussia. The latter were the more dangerous threats to the Revolution. Émigrés were typically traditional military leaders‚ so they had experience with the army and could possibly have encouraged internal revolt with members of the French army. However
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sense‚ the "Congress of Vienna" was not properly a Congress: it never met in plenary session‚ and most of the discussions occurred in informal‚ face-to-face‚ sessions among the Great Powers of Austria‚ France‚ Russia‚ the United Kingdom and sometimes Prussia‚ with limited or no participation by other delegates. On the other hand‚ the Congress was the first occasion in history where‚ on a continental scale‚ national representatives came together to formulate treaties‚ instead of relying
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help of foreign allies b) Influence-pressure or persuasion to sway things in a certain way. c) Throughout the course of the Italian unification movement‚ few foreign nations exercised influence: Sardinia‚ France‚ Austria‚ and possibly Prussia and the German states. d) When analyzing foreign influence on unification‚ split into two parts:- process/events and result. e) Foreign nations had a great impact on the process. f) Sardinia had only major lasting effect on
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Louis XIV‚ the "sun king" of France which took the lead in European civilization in 17th century‚ was certainly imitated by other other rulers in various countries‚ such as Prussia‚ Russia‚ etc‚ and England became an exception. Prussia‚ defensive in origin‚ was preoccupied with its army‚ arising from the horrors of the Thirty Years’ War and their vulnerable geographical location. Eventually it became militaristic‚ the army‚ in its requirements for food
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