1. Competing for Power and Wealth
The Old Regime,

2. Competing for Power and Wealth
The Big Picture
Rise of Absolutism
Enlightenment
American Revolution
English Civil War
Agricultural Revolution
French Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Industrial Revolution in Britain
1650
1750
1850
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Europe, 1721
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Statebuilding and War
Rising Ambitions in Eastern Europe
New leadership in expanding Russia
Catherine the Great
The partition of Poland
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The Expansion of Russia and the Partition of Poland,
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Statebuilding and War
Rising Ambitions in Eastern Europe
The decline of the Ottoman Empire
Forging a military state in Prussia
Austria tries to hold on
The mid-century land wars
The Diplomatic Revolution
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Prussia and the Austrian Empire,
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Statebuilding and War
Warfare in the Eighteenth Century
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Statebuilding and War
Western Europe and the Great Colonial Rivalry
The French monarchy in decline
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Overseas Colonies and Trade, 1740
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Statebuilding and War
Western Europe and the Great Colonial Rivalry
Making the British system work
Colonies, trade, and war
The triangle of trade
The slave trade
Fighting on three continents
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India,
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North America, 1755 and 1763
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14. The Twilight of Monarchies? The Question of Enlightened Absolutism
“Enlightened” Monarchs
Frederick the Great
Joseph II
Style, substance, or survival?
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15. Changes in Country and City Life
The Agricultural Revolution
New crops and techniques
Enclosures
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Manufacturing Spreads in the Countryside: Cottage Industry
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More People, Longer Lives
Population growth
Eighteenth-century medicine
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Figure 15.9
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19. Changes in Country and City Life
Deepening Misery for the Poor
“The people could only exist by exhausting their resources.”
– Jacques Turgot
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Prosperity and the Bourgeoisie
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21. The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New
The Advent of the Modern Novel
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22. The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New
Pride and Sentiment in Art and Architecture
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23. The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New
Reaching New Heights in Music
Baroque music
The classical style
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24. The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New
Biography: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Child Prodigy, Musical Genius
“You know that I am, so to speak, swallowed up in music, that I am busy with it all day – speculating, studying, considering.”
– Mozart
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25. The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New
The Grand Tour
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26. Culture for the Lower Classes
Festivals and Popular Literature
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27. Culture for the Lower Classes
Gin and Beer
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28. Culture for the Lower Classes
Religious Revivals
Pietism
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29. Foreshadowing Upheaval: The American Revolution
Insults, Interests, and Principles: The Seeds of Revolt
New commercial regulations and taxes
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30. Foreshadowing Upheaval: The American Revolution
A War for Independence
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31. Foreshadowing Upheaval: The American Revolution
Creating the New Nation
War for independence or revolution?
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