Chapter 14: Pursuit of Power in Europe Flashcards

1
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Layed the foundation for absolutism in France

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Henry IV

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2
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Wanted to destroy the Hugenots and weaken the nobility to strenghten the monarchy

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Cardinal Rechelieu

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3
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The last great religious war fought in Europe

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Thirty Years’ War

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4
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King of Spain; rescued the Protestants

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Gustavus Adolphus

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5
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Brought order to the French economy

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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6
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How did monarchs increase their absolute power?

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  • Increased thier control over finances, religion, and nobility
  • Increased the size of their standing army/navy
  • Increased the size of their bureaucracy
  • Increased the size of their territory
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7
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What did the Peace of Westphalia recognize?

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  • Recognized the independnce of the Protestant provinces of the Netherlands and the Swiss confederacy
  • Recognized more than three hundred independant German states and reaffirmed that each prince would determine the religion of he territory
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8
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The first important Prussian ruler; called the “Great Elector”

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Frederick William

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9
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Tripled the size of the Prussian state; known as Frederick “the Great”

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Frederick II

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10
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Which rulers built Prussia into a first-class European power?

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Hohenzollern rulers

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11
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Austria rulers who were unable to create a strong absolutist state

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Habsburg rulers

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12
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Austria ruler who made the government more centralized by weakening local authority

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Joseph II

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13
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Russain ruler who expanded Russian territory and built the St. Basil’s Cathedral.

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Ivan IV “the Terrible”

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14
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Term that comes from the word “Caesar”

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Czar

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15
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Russian family who ruled Russia until it was overthrown in 1917.

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Romanov family

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16
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Wanted to expand Russian territory and acquire warm-water ports

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Peter I

17
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The war where the Russians defeated Sweden and won additional territory.

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Great Northern War

18
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What were the problems in the Reign of James I?

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  • A continued war with Spain
  • Growing Puritain demands to purify the chruch
  • Demands from Parliament for a greator voice
19
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Document sent by Parliament to Charles I which stated that he did not have the right to make people pay taxes without parliamentary consent and that Parliament would not tolerate arbitrary imprisonment of any subjects.

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Petition of Right

20
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Supporters of Parliament

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Roundheads

21
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Supporters of the king

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Cavaliers

22
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Leader of the Roundheads; defeated Charles at the battle.

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Oliver Cromwell

23
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English government established by Oliver Cromwell

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Protectorate

24
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Survived on the throne not because he rejected his father had stood for, but because he found ways to circumvent Parliament.

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Charles II

25
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Reeastablishment of the Stuart monarchy

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Restoration

26
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Act which makes it illegal for the government to arbitrarily hold someone in jail.

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Habeas Corpus Act

27
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England underwent a Glorious Revolution after dethroning who?

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James II

28
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__________ and ________ had to agree to the bill of rights before they were able to become royal rulers.

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William III and Mary II

29
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  1. Philip was allowed to retain the throne of Spain as long as the crowns of France and Spain were not united.
  2. Spain had to surrender its possessions in the Netherlands and in the Mediterranean area to Austria.
  3. Britain won various Canadian territories from France: New foundlandk, Nova Scotia, and the Hudson Bay territory
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Treaty of Utrech

30
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British Statesman who devised a system for winning the Seven Years’ War

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William Pitt

31
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Who threatened the Puritans in England?

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James I

32
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The trial of and execution of Charles I; the exile of his son, Charles II; and the replacement of English monarchy with the Commonwealth of England.

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English Civil War

33
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  1. Limits royal power
  2. Established cetrtain civil liberties
  3. Forbade future kings or queens from being Catholic
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Bill of Rights

34
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What revolution set the stage for the Seven Years’ War?

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Diplomatic Revolution