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national debt weakened France at the end of Louis XIV's reign
Thirty Years' War started in 1618; struggle between centralized imperial power versus local power
Bohemia now called the Czech Republic
defenestration to throw somebody out a window
Prague city in which imperial tax officials were defenestrated in 1618
Ferdinand II Holy Roman Emperor in 1618
Hapsburg dynasty of Ferdinand II, ruling central Europe
Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden, ally of France, fights against Hapsburgs
Austria becomes stronger under Hapsburg leadership in 1600's and 1700's
Maria Theresa Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Austria
War of the Austrian Succession first war between Fredrick the Great and Maria Theresa, starts in 1740
The Seven Years' War second war between Fredrick the Great and Maria Theresa, starts in 1756
Ivan the Terrible First Russian Czar, starts to rule in 1533, organizes powerful government
Romanov Dynasty rules Russia from 1613 to 1917
St. Petersburg new city planned by Peter the Great
Charles I unpopular English king, executed by Cromwell in 1649
English Civil War starts in 1642; Cromwell becomes ruler
Charles II becomes king in 1659, after Cromwell dies
Puritans during Cromwell's era, they were more moral but not very religious
habeas corpus people can be imprisoned only for valid legal reasons
James II unpopular English king; flees to France in 1688
English Bill of Rights limits monarch's power starting in 1689
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