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Introduction: First half of the Eigtheenth Century Introduction: First half of the Eigtheenth Century
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1715/1721: A New European Order after Twenty Years of War? 1715/1721: A New European Order after Twenty Years of War?
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Europe after Utrecht and Nystad: New Forms of Cooperation and New Stability, 1715/21–1733 Europe after Utrecht and Nystad: New Forms of Cooperation and New Stability, 1715/21–1733
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A Limited War: The War of the Polish Succession, 1733–1738 A Limited War: The War of the Polish Succession, 1733–1738
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Global Dynamics, 1715–1740 Global Dynamics, 1715–1740
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The Regression to the Seventeenth Century: The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–1748 The Regression to the Seventeenth Century: The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–1748
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Conclusion: Negotiation, Glory and Global Dynamics, 1748–1783 Conclusion: Negotiation, Glory and Global Dynamics, 1748–1783
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Notes Notes
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Further Reading Further Reading
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9 Europe and Global Dynamics, 1713–1755
Get accessSven Externbrink is a professor of history at Heidelberg University, Germany.
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Published:18 July 2024
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Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of developments in the international state system of the eighteenth century. Three tendencies influenced the interactions of the system: the willingness to resolve conflicts through negotiation or to forgo territorial gains; the continuity of the idea of the “Roi de Guerre” embodied by the “philosopher king” Frederick II; and the growing influence of non-European actors and interactions on Europe. Thanks to Franco-English cooperation, Western, Central, and Southern Europe were largely spared major conflicts. This “system” was brought crashing down from two sides: from England, where Walpole’s policy was criticized because France was seen as a competitor in colonial trade; and by Frederick II of Prussia, who launched a war with the aim of territorial expansion for Prussia. The experience of this war and inadequately resolved issues of Anglo-French competition in North America ultimately led to the famous “diplomatic revolution” of 1756 in Europe.
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