HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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committing to the modernizing the country
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laissez-faire economic policies
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military needs taking precedent
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severe cutbacks in military spending
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frederick II, king of Prussia (1740–86), was a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia’s territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The battlefield successes of Prussia allowed the unification of Germany, aside from Austria, in 1871 and the crowning of King William I of Prussia as William I, German Emperor. The Prussian Army formed the main component of the Reichsheer, the army of the German Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -He became known as Frederick the Great (German: Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed “Old Fritz” (German: “Der Alte Fritz").
Detailed explanation-4: -In the second half of the 17th century, Frederick William, the “Great Elector, ‘’ developed Brandenburg-Prussia into a major power. The electors succeeded in acquiring full sovereignty over Prussia in 1657.
Detailed explanation-5: -On his father’s death (1740), Frederick became king and asserted his leadership. He seized parts of Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession, strengthening Prussia considerably. He invaded Saxony in 1756 and marched on into Bohemia.