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712471842French revolt over Mazarin's strict rule (taxes)Fronde
712471843Regent while Louis XIV was young, strict rule, killed in FrondeMazarin
712577798French national style that reflected ideals of antiquity (order, harmony)Classicism
712471847ascetic religion suppressed by Louis XIV, politically active against himJansenists
712471849by Louis XIV to strengthen CatholicismRevocation of Edict of Nantes 1685
712471850local rulers picked by Louis XIVIntendants
712471851Louis XIV minister who started mercantilism, helped expand New World presenceColbert
712471852Louis XIV took Habsburg-controlled Spanish Netherlands but was forced to give it back by triple-alliance (England, Sweden, Dutch Rep) under Treaty of Aix-La-ChappelleWar of Devolution
712471853ended war of devolution, France lost its gains (Spanish Netherlands)Treaty of Aix-La-Chappelle
712471854France and England vs. Dutch Rep and Habsburgs, France wins but experiences anti-tax revolts, Treaty of NigimejenDutch War
712471855Ends Dutch War, makes France larger and super powerfulTreaty of Nijimegen
712471856Major European powers ally to curb Louis XIV's power, fight to stalemateWar of League of Augsburg
712471857Louis XIV returns most conquestsPeace of Rijswijk
712471858Habsburgs resist idea of French heir to Spanish throne, curb French powerWar of Spanish Succession
712471859Ends French domination in Europe and North AmericaPeace of Utretch
712690900French ruler after Louis XIV, gave more power to parliament & nobilityDuke of Orléans
712690901French ruler after Duke of Orléans, brought financial stabilityCardinal Hercule de Fleury
712539391Prussian nobility (originally super strong but controlled by Great ElectorJunkers
712539392Habsburg possessions could never be divided (allowed for female heirs, post-30YW)Pragmatic Sanction
712539393Hohenzollern ruler who took absolute power over Junkers after the 30YWFrederick William "The Great Elector"
712539394strengthened Prussian army, militarized society, frugalFrederick William I "Sergeant King"
712539395enlightened monarch, expanded Prussian power through warfare (war of austrian succession, 7YW, partition of Poland)Frederick II "The Great"
712539396King during English civil war, imposed Catholic influences on Anglican churchCharles I
712539397First parliament under Charles I forced him to agree to consulting them on taxes etc. but he didn't really follow this and stopped calling parliamentPetition of Right
712539398started civil warParliament of 1640
712539399imposed Catholic rituals on Anglican church (caused Scottish war, angry Puritans)Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud
712539400Royalists during civil warCavaliers
712539401parliamentary forces during civil war, mostly PuritanRoundheads
712539402calvinists w/ central authority, dominated parliamentPresbytarians
712539403congregationalists, controlled New Model armyIndependents
712539404independent who headed parliament's New Model Army, became despotic ruler during Interregnum who subjugated Scotland/IrelandOliver Cromwell
712539405period after civil war b/w Charles I & II, Cromwell ruledInterregnum
712539406parliamentary forces during English civil war, headed by Cromwell and independentsNew Model Army
712539407suffrage for propertied menLevellers
712539408religious sects after english civil war, emphasized personal connection with godBaptists/Quakers
712539409under Cromwell Independents drove out Presbyterians, beheaded Charles IRump Parliament
712539410invited back from exile after Cromwell's rule, leaned toward Catholicism (declaration of indulgence)Charles II
712539411Charles II extended religious tolerance to Catholics b/c of secret deal with Louis XIV, angered parliamentDeclaration of Indulgence
712539412Parliamentary response to Declaration of Indulgence (anti-Catholic)Test Act
712539413Parliament refused to grant throne to Roman Catholic in response to Declaration of IndulgenceExclusion Crisis
712539414wanted monarchy and more Catholic Anglican churchTories
712539415wanted parliamentary supremacy and ProtestanismWhigs
712539416after Charles II, forced Catholicism on England & prompted Glorious RevolutionJames II
7125394171688 Protestant William & Mary invited back to depose Catholic James II, constitutionalism (Bill of Right)Glorious Revolution
712539418ensured Parliamentary participation in government after Glorious RevolutionBill of Right
712690902ruler after William & Mary, from protestant House of HanoverKing George I
712690903supporters of Catholic king James II & his sonJacobites
712690904under George I Scotland joined w/ England out of fear of jacobitesAct of Union 1701
712690905managed George I's relations with parliament, set trend of prime ministers being from leading party & gaining loyalty through patronageRobert Walpole
712591991system of trade involving slavery, spurred consumer culture and interest in New World settlementsAtlantic System
712591992new farming techniques that brought more, consolidated land under cultivation, began in BritainAgricultural Revolution
712591993consolidation of smaller farms into privat property, spurred disappearance of peasantry & move to citiesEnclosure Movement
712638388painting style featuring and made for new middle class (scenes from every life, decorative quality) sensualRococo
712690906protestant revival movement emphasizing intense bible study, hard work and obedience (influenced Prussia especially)Pietism
712690907Catholic revival emphasizing mystical union w/ GodQuietism
712690908Russian ruler who built absolutist state based on Western model, controlled nobility, expanded Russian territory & influence through warfarePeter the Great
712690909Peter the Great won Baltics from Sweden (Battle of Poltava)Great Northern War
712690910Russia and Austria forced France to accept Habsburg heirWar of Polish Succession
712690911Hungarian noble who rebelled against Austrian rule, forced concessions for HungaryFerenc Rakoczi
712809747God set universe in motion but didn't interfere w/ daily lifeDeists
712809748France provided perfect conditions for spread of enlightenment (prosperity but lack of freedoms, gov torn b/w suppressing it and supporting it)French Enlightenment
712809749focused on deep inner emotions and on the joys of nature -- pushback against total reliance on reasonRomanticism
7128097501740s, included Great Awakening, underlined limits of reasonProtestant Revivals
712809751ascetic, focused on personal relation w/ God, politically conservativeMethodism
712809752enlightened Russian ruler, gave more power to nobilityCatherine II
712809753secret society w/ elaborate rituals that encouraged equality (included nobles and middle class)Masonic lodges/ Freemasons
712809754local learned societies focused on concrete reforms (essay contests, included nobles & middle class)Academies
712809755style from antiquity, emphasized purity & clarity (unlike preceding rococo)Neoclassicism
712809756Prussia + France vs. Austria + England fought over female successor, Prussia ultimately won territoryWar of Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
712809757diplomatic revolution (Prussia + England vs. Austria + France) led to France losing New World territorySeven Years' War (1756-1763)
712809758Prussia, Austria and Russia split parts of Poland b/w themPartition of Poland
712809759urged grain deregulation, equitable tax, abolishment of guildsPhysiocrats
712809760tried to implement physiocrat policies but was resistedLouis XVI

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