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Quaestio : How did Austria, Prussia, and Russia become major European powers?

Quaestio : How did Austria, Prussia, and Russia become major European powers?. Nunc Agenda : Answer the questions on your sheet using the map on page536 and your labeled map from last class.

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Quaestio : How did Austria, Prussia, and Russia become major European powers?

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  1. Quaestio: How did Austria, Prussia, and Russia become major European powers? Nunc Agenda: Answer the questions on your sheet using the map on page536 and your labeled map from last class

  2. By the seventeenth century, the Holy Roman Empire had become a mix of several hundred small, separate states. Theoretically, the Holy Roman emperor, who was chosen by seven leading German princes called electors, ruled these states. Yet, the emperor had little power over the numerous princes. This power vacuum led to a series of brutal wars that are together called the Thirty Years’ War.

  3. It began when Ferdinand, the Catholic Hapsburg king of Bohemia, wanted to suppress Protestants and declare royal power over nobles. This led to several revolts and then a widespread European war.

  4. Cause: Defenestration of Prague

  5. The war devastated the German states. Mercenaries, or soldiers for hire, burned villages, destroyed crops, and murdered and tortured villagers. This led to famine and disease, which caused severe depopulation, or reduction in population.

  6. It was not until 1648 that a series of treaties known as the Peace of Westphalia were established. These treaties aspired to bring peace to Europe and also settle other international problems.While Austria was becoming a strong Catholic state, a region within the German states called Prussia emerged as a new Protestant power

  7. Austria Prussia Russia • As a group, answer the biography questions about your assigned German absolute ruler • Regroup, and share your biography with your partners so that everyone has them all

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