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What were the causes and effects of the English Civil War?
Causes: King Charles I's clashes with Parliament over power-sharing, religious tensions. Effects: Parliament's victory, execution of Charles I.
What were the causes and effects of the Glorious Revolution?
Causes: James II's conflicts with Parliament. Effects: Overthrow of James II, establishment of constitutionalism in England.
What were the causes and effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
Causes: Desire for increased food production, new crops like potatoes. Effects: Increased food supply, population growth, displacement of people.
What were the causes and effects of the enclosure movement?
Causes: Desire to consolidate land ownership and increase agricultural investment. Effects: Increased agricultural production, displacement of rural populations, rise of private property.
What were the causes and effects of mercantilism?
Causes: Desire to increase domestic production and national wealth. Effects: Restrictions on imports, colonial exploitation, growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
What were the causes and effects of overseas trade?
Causes: Desire for goods not available in Europe. Effects: New financial practices, growth of banks and stock exchanges, the rise of mercantilism.
What were the causes and effects of absolutism?
Causes: Monarchs' desire for total control. Effects: Limited noble influence, strong states with powerful militaries, modernization of nations.
What were the causes and effects of the balance of power?
Causes: Fear of any single country becoming too powerful. Effects: Shaped conflict and diplomacy in Europe, led to wars against France under Louis XIV.
What were the causes and effects of the introduction of potatoes?
Causes: Need for increased food supply. Effects: Increased food availability, population growth.
What were the causes and effects of the putting-out system?
Causes: Shift towards a market economy. Effects: Families produced goods at home, contributed to the growth of market economies.
Who was Charles I of England?
King of England whose clashes with Parliament over power-sharing led to the English Civil War and his execution.
Who was James II?
King of England overthrown in the Glorious Revolution due to conflicts with Parliament.
Who was Louis XIV?
An absolutist monarch of France who limited the political influence of nobles and built a strong state.
Who was Peter the Great?
An absolutist monarch of Russia who modernized the nation to increase warfare and power.
Who were Philip II, III, and IV of Spain?
Popular absolute monarchs of Spain.
Compare Absolutism and Constitutionalism.
Absolutism: Monarch holds all power. Constitutionalism: Monarch shares power with a parliament. Both shaped European state development but with different power structures.
Compare the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution.
English Civil War: Violent conflict, led to the execution of Charles I. Glorious Revolution: Peaceful overthrow of James II, established constitutionalism.
Compare the putting-out system and the factory system.
Putting-out system: Home-based production. Factory system: Centralized production. The putting-out system preceded the factory system.