HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Upper Austria, Panic Attack, Killing Machine
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The operation of the balance of power: the war of austrian succession. 1730s decade of recovery resurgence of resilience. To take advantage of rivals weaknesses or difficulties. The greatest testimony to the commitment of the newfound great powers was the pragmatic sanction - international legal agreement to permit female succession to habsburg throne in austria. Result was the pavement of the succession of maria theresa. Were to be no succession in war like in europe. The great powers wanted status quo inner club not keen on people wanting to disturb equilibrium or break into inner circle. Always possible that an outsider trying to be an insider might disturb the arrangement. Medium sized state but didn"t have prerequisite to be in inner ranks . Territorially - smaller, fragmented (land in e. europe, central, brandenburg, scattered along rhine) no solid foundation. With modest size came medium sized population - concentrated in e,
