Review Sheet 6	CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE / WORLD WAR
pp. 492-498

 

1.	Focus Question: How did the kings of Prussia establish their control over the state?
	What problems did the Hohenzollerns face in organizing the state after the Thirty Years' War?  How did Frederick William reorganize the state?   What trade off did he make with the Junkers?  What role did the army play?   How did Frederick I obtain the title of "king"?   How did Frederick William I use the army?  How did Frederick II?    What problems did they face in building their state and how did they overcome them?
2.	Focus Question: How does the 18th century mark a change in the position of England as a world power?  Which countries emerged stronger from the Seven Years' War and why?
	What two provisions did the British win at the Treaty of Ultrecht?  Which groups supported going to war with Spain in the War of Jenkins's Ear?  How did Maria Theresa react to the Prussian invasion of Silesia?  Why was it a mistake for France to help Prussia in 1740?  What were the results of the war?  In 1756, what shifts in the Europe's alliance system occurred prior to the Seven Years' War?  Why did this represent a dramatic shift in European politics?  What started the Seven Years' War?  What factors contributed to Frederick II's holding out against so many opponents during the Seven Years' War?  In what sense was this a "world war"?  What was the British government's  chief military preoccupation during the war?  Why couldn't the French match British forces in the Americas (think)? What were the major terms of the treaty of Paris (1763)?  How did the wars of mid-century change the European balance of power? Which two nations were the major victors?
	Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa Great Elector Frederick the Great