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Great Northern War
War between Sweden and a coalition of Russia, Saxony-Poland, and Denmark-Norway
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peter I | Leader of Russia during the Great Northern War |
| Frederick IV | Leader of Denmark during the Great Northern War |
| Augustus II the Strong | Leader of Poland during the Great Northern War |
| Russia, Denmark, and Poland attacked Sweden because Charles XII was a young and inexperienced king | Reason that the war began |
| Charles XII | Leader of Sweden during the Great Northern War |
| Treaty of Altranstadt | Treaty that acknowledgedAugustus II's defeat |
| Battle of Poltava | The Swedish army was destroyed and Charles XII was exiled as a result of this 1709 battle with Russia in modern-day Ukraine |
| Russia became the dominant force in the Baltic and a major European power | The consequences for Russia as a result of the war |
| Saint Petersburg | Peter I founded this city in 1703 along the Baltic Sea |
| Treaty of Stockholm, Treaty of Frederiksborg, Treaty of Nystad | These three treaties ended the Great Northern War |
| The absolute monarchy was abolished | This political change occurred in Sweden as a result of the Great Northern War |