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CHAPTER 18. ABSOLUTISM AND LIMITED POWER IN THE AGE OF CAPITALISM: 1648-1774. Capitalism and the Forces of Change. Expanding Capitalism The Growth of Free Enterprise . Louis XIV, the Sun King. The Model for European Absolutism Foundations of Absolutism
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CHAPTER 18 ABSOLUTISM AND LIMITED POWER IN THE AGE OF CAPITALISM: 1648-1774
Capitalism and the Forces of Change • Expanding Capitalism • The Growth of Free Enterprise
Louis XIV, the Sun King • The Model for European Absolutism • Foundations of Absolutism • The Functioning of French Absolutism
The Gravitational Pull of French Absolutism • The Germanic Satellites • Scandinavia • Spain and Portugal:Irregular Orbits • The Habsburgs • Poland: The Last Medieval State • Absolutism in Prussia • Russian Autocracy
Holland and England: Limited Central Power • The Dutch Experiment • The English Debate • Crown vs. Parliament • Restoration and “Glorious” Revolution • Whigs and Tories
Breaking the Bank: Diplomacy and War in the Age of Absolutism: 1650-1774 • From Westphalia to Utrecht: The Dominance of France • From Utrecht to Paris: An Unstable Balance
Economic and Social Challenges to Absolutist Governments • The Failure of State Controlled Economies • Bureaucrats and Smugglers • The Crisis in Public Finance • The Privileged 10 Percent and the Forgotten 90 Percent
Economic and Social Challenges to Absolutist Governments • The Challenge of Population Growth • Oppressive Conditions for Women • The Prevalence of Human Misery • Protests, Riots, and Rebellions
YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND • Absolutism and its personification in Louis XIV. • The reform of the Habsburg monarchy. • The consolidation of the power of the Hohenzollerns in Prussia. • The rise of Russia.
YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND • Power politics in the wars of Louis XIV. • The War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the partitions of Poland. • The economic, social, and political problems that characterized the Old Regime.