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Old Regime (Mid-18th Century Wars (Seven Years' Wars (Lasting Impact…
Old Regime
Mid-18th Century Wars
Balance of Power: the 18th century concept - predicated on how to counterbalance the power of one state by another to prevent any one state from dominating others
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Seven Years' Wars
Clash of 2 major alliances: the British & Prussians vs the Austrians, Russians, and French
Frederick the Great fought Austria, France, and Russia
Frederick was almost defeated, but Elizabeth of Russia died
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Society
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Nobles barely had any representation, but they were rich because they were a part of the government, and no one wanted change
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Russian landlords could exile serfs, punished them
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Flota System: fleet of merchant and naval ships sailed from Cadiz, Spain to the new World; sold goods, picked up gold, then returned to Spain