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POLITICAL EUROPEAN HISTORY (Warfare # # (Bigger/better = more costs (Costs…
POLITICAL EUROPEAN HISTORY
Some states very worried about larger ones
FRANCE
occupied with troops/weaponry
Assured their right to traditional lands
EMERGING EMPIRES
HABSBURY EMPIRE
- Austria
How?
Crafty decisions
forward planning
SPAIN
Heading to the 'New World'
Conquistadors (key terminology) - funded the Spanish kings ambition/Financed the aspirations of the king/state in Europe
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Protection/security
Alliances were formed through 'marriages'/financial relationships
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Borders are uncertain (ie., each state Concords their own country
Government controlled by King/similar head of state
- Not by the Chruch
Some states navigated this effectively and managed protection against splits from, Church etc.
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Long Term:
Larger states tend to consume smaller states
ie., Venice etc
BUT:
Sweden eg. - smaller state was able to hold out against larger states
Leadership is fragile - responses from citizens/populations (ie. taxation, enforced religion, imposition from ...
Warfare
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bigger your army the more chance you had of winning
better you technology...more chance you had of winning
Bigger/better = more costs
Where does the money come from?
taxation
Who is taxed?
Citizens
Costs
More than just money
Keep troops happy/healthy
States had to balance costs
Rise of Mercantilism
Goes towards reasons for exploration - money for state
Fine balance between war and rulers (soldiers and fortune)
Social change
Church not as dominate as it was in society
Dawning of Golden Age
(seemingly)
Classical learning included - Art appreciation, Literature, etc.
Fear of Habsbury's by Roman Catholic Church lead to church alliances with France (sack of Rome)
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