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Chapter 4: The Age of Absolutism

Chapter 4: The Age of Absolutism. Section 4: The Rise of Austria and Prussia. 1. BY 1750, WHAT WERE THE FIVE MAIN EUROPEAN POWERS?. AUSTRIA PRUSSIA FRANCE BRITAIN RUSSIA. 2. WHAT WERE THE TWO MAIN RIVALRIES AFTER 1750?. PRUSSIA VS. AUSTRIA BRITAIN VS. FRANCE.

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Chapter 4: The Age of Absolutism

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  1. Chapter 4: The Age of Absolutism Section 4: The Rise of Austria and Prussia

  2. 1. BY 1750, WHAT WERE THE FIVE MAIN EUROPEAN POWERS? • AUSTRIA • PRUSSIA • FRANCE • BRITAIN • RUSSIA

  3. 2. WHAT WERE THE TWO MAIN RIVALRIES AFTER 1750? • PRUSSIA VS. AUSTRIA • BRITAIN VS. FRANCE

  4. 3. HOW DID NATIONS MAINTAIN A BALANCE OF POWER? • THROUGH ALLIANCES • (Now what is an alliance? Any examples?)

  5. 4. HOW is that – the maintenance of a balance of power – the same today? • Through alliances: After WWII – the Cold War USSR & its allies = Warsaw Pact • U.S. & allies = NATO *Today: U.S. and G.B. in Iraq!

  6. 5. HOW is it – the maintenance of a balance of power – different today? • Sheer power & sophistication of modern-day weaponry • Creation of the UN (after WW II) • A forum for all nations to have a voice • Peacekeeping troops • Aid (food, medicine, etc.)

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