18th+Century

=1720- “Bubbles” burst in England and France= The south sea bubble from england was caused by a monopoly in the south sea trade after many invested in the stock some looked into it and saw that it hid an economic bubble this caused many financial ruin. The French bubble was called the mississippi bubble it caused the french metalic moneys value to fluctuate and kept France in its [] [] =1740-Frederick II “The Great” begins reign= Ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786 was one of the great Enlightened despots. He followed the thought that he was the first servant of the state and would rule on what was the best for the country not on a personal whim. [] toc

=1740-1780 War of Austrian Succession= The Hasburg power was challenged by Prussia and France and the Hasburg’s were backed up by England and Republic. The King Frederick II was trying to unify his scattered crown by capturing Sileicia. Maria Theresa still got to keep her thrown. [] = = =1756-1763 Seven Years War ends in Peace of Paris= The seven year war was ended by the Treaty of Paris February 10. This was signed by Great Britain France Spain and Portugal. This allowed Britain to win against France and Spain. This treaty left out two other countries that were involved in the war Prussia and Austria [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)stria].

=1772- The First Partition of Poland= This broke Poland into Three parts. This was caused by the Russian new found power was threatening Prussia and the Hasburg Empire. Frederick the great created this agreement to stop Austria and Prussia going to war because they were jealous of Russia’s power. []

**1776 American Revolution begins-**France aided the American colonies on their triumph over Britain in a war for independence. This war occurred in a period of debt in France so the American Revolution partly caused the start of the French Revolution. []

**1789 French Revolution begins-** It began with the creation of the Estates-General which lead to the Third estate proclaming the Tennis Court oath. Next came the Bastille in July of 1789 and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in August. The revolution ended with the execution of King Louis XVI. []

**1793 The Second Partition of Poland-**The second partition of Poland was a treaty between Russia and Prussia agreeing to revoke polish reforms in both countries. Both countries would also receive large chunks of Commonwealth territory. After the second partition, the commonwealth lost about 2 million people and only 3.5 million remained in Poland. []

**1795 The Third Partition of Poland-**The third partition of Poland was an agreement between Austria, Prussia, and Russia to take Poland off the map of Europe as a solution to the unrest. Poland was off the map of Europe for the next 123 years until The Congress of Vienna set up The Congress kingdom of Poland. Poland would not regain full independence until after World War I. []