Austria
and
Prussia
Austria and Prussia
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The Thirty Years War that ended in 1648 was the
last of the wars of religion.
In fact the final phases of the war were more
about politics and international relations than
religion.
The major wars of the eighteenth century were
the ____________ and the ____________
These wars were fought with professional armies
and involved warfare as a way to further national
interest. The areas of conflict for these two wars
were __________________ and
_______________
AUSTRIA - THE GERMAN STATES
Still part of Holy Roman Empire
Austrian Hapsburgs-family ruled HRE
Maria Theresa inherited throne in 1740 from
her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles
VI. He passed the following:
Pragmatic ______________________
Mom of Marie Antoinette who
will marry French King
Louis XVI
AUSTRIA - THE GERMAN STATES
Still part of Holy Roman Empire
Maria Theresa
Her Problems
She made war with Prussia when they
seized some of her land (Silesia).
Despite a lack of knowledge in politics, she
was a good enough politician to get help
from other nations (Great Britain and the
Netherlands).
AUSTRIA - THE GERMAN STATES
Still part of Holy Roman Empire
Austrian Hapsburgs-family ruled HRE
Problems in the empire
i. patchwork: ppl, religion, language
ii. diversity makes difficult to rule
Her solutions
i. Strengthened central government
ii. Increased trade and industry
Austria’s Chief Rival is Prussia
Prussia
Austria
_____________
Families _______________
___________ Religion
_____________
______________Rulers ______________
More on these guys on the next slide
1.Frederick William
2.Frederick I
3.Frederick William I
4.Frederick II
Prussia
Prussia
Will develop into
the biggest, baddest
army around!
Prussia
Brief
Their Rulers In
•_____________________ = Great Elector
•unified army, tax, transportation, agriculture
•___________________
•by now he’s called King of Prussia
•__________________
•1.
tightened up spending
•2.
extreme army (goose step) The Royal Drill Sergeant
•3.
all kids must attend school
•____________________
• wimp? No, expanded empire of Prussia
Prussia
Became a powerful Protestant state.
North German Princes called_____________ united
their lands after the Peace of Westphalia.
They took the power of the other lords, known as
Junkers, but gained their loyalty back by giving them
powerful jobs in the army.
They centralized government as an absolute monarchy
under _____________, who did this by forming one of
the fiercest militaries ever seen…
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“Prussia is not a a state which possesses an army, rather an army that
possesses a state.
Prussia
Frederic William’s son, named
Frederick II, who was treated
harshly by his father, became
a brilliant military leader, and
was given the title Frederick
the Great.
Austria and Prussia had both
arisen as powerful states, and
competed with each other for
power over central Europe for
a long time to come.
War between Austria and Prussia - The War of Austrian Seccession
Frederick the Great invades the Austrian territory of
__________________
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Enormous desire to expand Prussian territory.
Silesia rich in natural resources.
Frederick the Great rejected the Pragmatic Sanction
which justified Maria’s power.
All over Silesia: War of Austrian Seccession
Multi alliance
Diplomatic Revolution: shifting alliances
Had always been GB & Austria vs. Fr & Prussia
Switch to GB & Prussia vs. Fr & Austria
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
• Officially recognized Prussia’s rise as an important European nation
Prussia Continued
Maria Theresa was determined to get Silesia back.
She becomes allied to Russia, who’s Empress Elizabeth
was an archenemy of Frederick the Great…we now
have the tables set for another war.
Frederick the Great, by the war’s end, is able to keep
most of Silesia
The Seven Years War was
between Austria and Prussia
over Silesia and between
France and Great Britain
(known as French and Indian
War in America)
Prussia and their war w/ Austria
RESULTS OF THE SEVEN
YEARS WAR/WAR OF AUSTRIAN
SECESSION
Prussia gets ____________ and
__________is strongest colonial
power.
and potatoes hit the market in new lands controlled by
Prussia
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