Rising: Prussia and Austria Flashcards
where is prussia
germany
in ruin after___?
30 years war
Bradenburg- why are
center in Berlin
who ruled Bradenburg
why are they important?
Hohenzollers
Unite Prussia and Bradenburg through marriage
What is prussia’s approach to millitarism
super strict and tough
Junkers
aristocracy who is in power
What did the junkers get in return for total loyalty to the King and joining the military?
control over serfs
What religion was Prussia
protestant
which group of people from France went to Prussia?
did they impact
Huegenots and some jews
yes cuz they helped them
Fredrick William
Most important Prussian King
What was the govt like under Frederick William
absoloute monarchy
why was he good?
he was really desciplined
centralized bureaucracy
what weird characteristics?
He had a fetish for tall soldiers and they didn’t fight
Who controlled Austria?
hapsburgs
what ethnicity were the hapsburgs
germanic
hapsburgs had lots of___
land
Hapsburgs rebuilt after___
peace of westphalia (they lost spain control)
who did they hold off in vienna
ottomans
Which countries (some more and some less) did they have (5)
- Austria
- Hungary - Magyars
- Bohemia (czech)
- Belgium *spanich Netherlands
- some of northern Italy
magyars
ethnic group native to hungarians, proud to be hungarian
How did Austria get Hyngary
treaty of Kalowritz
What is the problem with all this new territory
TOO BIG~
who is charles II
Last hapsburg ruler of the spanish empire
what is charles II worried about?
Different ethnic groups in country will rebel when he dies
