HIS103Y1 Chapter 7: Scott - Chapter 7
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Vienna targeted bavaria because it (cid:862)(cid:449)as prosperous a(cid:374)d fertile, a(cid:374)d also attra(cid:272)ted vie(cid:374)(cid:374)a o(cid:374) strategi(cid:272) grou(cid:374)ds, as it la(cid:455) dire(cid:272)tl(cid:455) to the (cid:449)est of austria. (cid:863) They also did this because silesia was taken from them by prussia, and they new they would no get it back till fredrick the great died. Many of the hapsburgs rivals were interested in bavaria (wittlebach) enabling the austrians to be very careful in their interest. In 1776 produced an agreement that lower bavaria was given to austria. It was then lear(cid:374)ed that this (cid:449)as a (cid:272)oup,(cid:863) joseph"s (cid:862)dela(cid:455)s a(cid:374)d hesitatio(cid:374)s together with the accompanying publicity undermined and untimely destroyed the plans. The russian focus on the northern system had been diverted by the war with the ottoman empire and the poland partition. Russia"s (cid:374)e(cid:449) e(cid:373)pire, he esta(cid:271)lished the dri(cid:448)e for the south. Greek project (cid:862)religious zeal, politi(cid:272)al opportu(cid:374)it(cid:455) a(cid:374)d ro(cid:373)a(cid:374)ti(cid:272) i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)atio(cid:374). (cid:863)
