HIST 1003 : Exam 2 History 1003
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France: see lecture on louis xiv, france is the dominant state politically and culturally in europe during the 18th. Britain: england, scotland, wales, ireland, act of union, 1707 good navy. It was set up to manage currency: these two things helped britain gain enormous wealth, effective political system. James ii, 1685-1688 (succeeded charles ii: liked the french model was determined to establish absolutism and, glorious revolution, 1688, they threw out james ii and brought in william of orange and queen mary, 1688-1702: king and parliament finally cooperate and get along. The expel the turks from a substantial portion of their land: before 1699, the austrians were afraid of the turks and after 1699 the. Prussia: turks don"t go through the military revolution. The european armies introduced volley fire- the musket. A line of men shoots the next line moves up and shoots then the next, etc. What you get is a continuous line of fire.
