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Eighteenth Century European Diplomacy and the Balance of Power

Eighteenth Century European Diplomacy and the Balance of Power. 1700-1789. Objective. To understand the concept of the balance of power To understand European diplomacy of the eighteenth century To understand the development of other European powers. Balance of Power.

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Eighteenth Century European Diplomacy and the Balance of Power

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  1. Eighteenth Century European Diplomacy and the Balance of Power 1700-1789

  2. Objective • To understand the concept of the balance of power • To understand European diplomacy of the eighteenth century • To understand the development of other European powers

  3. Balance of Power • The foundation of diplomacy • No country is more powerful than all the others • If any country starts becoming too powerful, all others will try to stop it

  4. Eighteenth Century Europe • Major European powers fight wars to advance their position • Global competition • Rise of new powers • Decline of old powers

  5. Eighteenth Century Europe • Major European Powers • The Netherlands • France • Great Britain • Austria • Prussia • Russia • Ottoman Empire • Spain and Portugal

  6. Eighteenth Century Europe

  7. The Netherlands Independence from Spain Growth as economic and colonial power in the 17th century Decline in the 18th century

  8. The Netherlands

  9. The Netherlands

  10. France after 1715 • Death of Louis XIV • Model of Absolutism • Global competition with Great Britain

  11. France after 1715

  12. Great Britain • Hannoverian Dynasty • England and Scotland merge in Act of Union 1707 • Rise of colonial empire

  13. British Colonies

  14. North America

  15. Sweden • Rise as major power • Baltic Power • Great Northern War

  16. Sweden

  17. Ottoman Empire • Large empire in Europe and Middle East • Powerful Military • Decline

  18. Ottoman Empire

  19. Poland • Kingdom in Eastern Europe • Major Weakness • Polish Partitions 1772-1795

  20. Poland

  21. Polish Partitions

  22. Austria • Background • Empire in Central Europe • Diverse population

  23. Austria

  24. Brandenburg/Prussia • German state in northern Europe • Rise of Prussia • Rivalry with Austria

  25. Brandenburg/Prussia

  26. Russia • Rise of absolute monarchy • Peter the Great • Rise as European power

  27. Russia

  28. Spain and Portugal First Colonial Powers Control of Latin America Decline

  29. Spain and Portugal

  30. Major Wars of 18th Century War of the Spanish Succession (1701-13) Great Northern War (1700-21) War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) Seven Years’ War (1756-63)

  31. Taking of Quebec City

  32. North America (1763)

  33. Conclusion • European diplomacy based on the Balance of Power • Balance of Power means that no country is more powerful than any other • If any country that tries to be too powerful, others will try to stop it • Eighteenth century also a period of global competition between Britain and France

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