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Jonathan Wang
Abhijit Puranam
AP European History
Period 4
12/20/10
Wars Between 1648 and 1815
The English Civil War (1642-1649) began because of a new dynasty, the
______________ (1), who claimed _________________(2). Due to his inability to
raise taxes or an army, Charles I, the king of England, was forced to call the
___________________(3). When the parliament attempted to limit the monarchy’s
power, Charles I tried to repeal the new laws, causing ________________(4) to
lead the Parliament army against the monarchy. After the Civil War, he established
a new government called the ____________(5).
In the Great Northern War (1700-1721), ___________(6) hoped to gain new
territory west of Russia. Allying himself with Denmark, he fought
___________(7), which was led by Charles XII. At ___________(8), the Russians
were soundly defeated and forced to retreat to Moscow. After regrouping and
adding a special force of ___________(9), the Russians won a decisive battle at
__________(10). This war led to Russia becoming a great power militarily and
economically.
The War of Spanish Succession (1701-1713) began when ___________(11)
died. ____________(12) had the opportunity to inherit the throne and was
supported by his grandfather, ____________(13), the king of France. Fearing this
alliance between France and Spain, the ____________(14) was formed, consisting
of the Netherlands, Great Britain, Prussia, and Austria. Following the war, the
________________(15) was signed, limiting French and Spanish influence in
Europe. This diplomacy is an important example of _______________(16).
The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) began when
________________(17) came to power because of the _________________(18).
Seeing an opportunity, ____________________(19) of Prussia successfully
annexed the Austrian territory, _____________(20). England and France also
joined in on opposing sides of the war, expanding the battles to other countries and
some in the colonies.
Following the War of Austrian Succession, Maria Theresa tried to reclaim
her lost territory in the 7 Years’ War (1756-1763). Although she failed, this war
had important implications in _________________(21) due to Anglo-French
conflicts. Upon the end of the war, France lost much of its territories in America
and India due to the __________________(22). France was no longer a dominant
colonial power.
From 1648 to 1653, the Fronde, a series of peasant rebellions occurred
against ___________(23), who was ruling as regent of ______________(24). The
peasants were angry because their rights were steadily decreasing and their taxes
were increasing. Later in the insurrection, the _______________(25), or sword
nobility, were also angered by the increasing power of the central government and
their decreasing authority. The revolt was eventually crushed and the king took the
throne, establishing the ____________________________(26) for him and his
successors, which declared that God had endowed them with the power to rule.
The French Revolution (1789-1815) began when the Third Estate walked
out on the meeting of the ___________________(27) due to unfair voting
practices. They formed the ____________________(28) and took the
_________________(29) to form a new constitution. As distrust in the monarchy
grew, the revolt spread to rural areas, causing the ________________(30). When
Louis XVI was forced to sign the new constitution, the ___________________(31)
was established as the law-making body and a _____________________(32)
became the new form of government. After the monarchy attempted to flee Paris,
the __________________(33) was formed as a republican body. Eventually, the
___________________________(34), led by Robespierre, started the
__________________(35). The violence continued until it became too unstable,
triggering the _____________________(36), which moderated the revolution and
established the ______________(37) as a weak dictatorship.
Dissatisfied with the rule of the Directory, revolutionary leaders wanted a
new dictator to take control of France. With the support of Sieyes and other
legislature plotters, ___________(38) successfully overthrew the Directory in
1799. Napoleon took power as first consul, and later as emperor, establishing the
_________________(39). Napoleon expanded France far into Europe until he was
stopped by an alliance of European powers and exiled to Elba. When Napoleon
heard of the political unrest in France under Louis XVIII, he escaped from Elba
and forced the king to flee. However, at the end of the Hundred Days of
Napoleon’s rule, he was defeated at __________(40), by an alliance of major
European powers in 1815. Napoleon was then exiled farther away to the island of
Saint Helena. With Napoleon out of the way, the constitutional monarchy was
reestablished under Louis XVIII.
Answer Sheet
1. Stuarts
2. Absolute Authority
3. Long Parliament
4. Oliver Cromwell
5. Protectorate
6. Peter the Great
7. Sweden
8. Narva
9. Cossacks
10. Poltava
11. Charles II
12. Phillip V
13.Louis XIV
14.Grand Alliance
15. Peace of Utrecht
16.balance of power diplomacy
17.Maria Theresa
18.Pragmatic Sanction
19. Fredrick the Great of Prussia
20.Silesia
21.America
22. the Treaty of Paris
23.Mazarin
24.Louis XIV
25.noblesse d' epee.
26. diving right
27. Estates General
28. National Assembly
29.Tennis Court Oath
30.Great Fear
31.Legislative Assembly
32.Constitutional monarchy
33.National assembly
34.The Committee of Public Safety
35.Reign of terror
36.thermidorian reaction
37. directory
38. Napoleon Bonaparte
39.Great Empire
40.Waterloo