Jean Colbert's mercantilist policies Restoration period Peter the great's political reform Peter the great's cultural reforms

consumer culture Battle of Vienna (1683) New Model Army English civl war causes

Military impact of balance of power wars Peter the great reforms Oliver Cromwells dictatorship putting-out system

During the Industrial Revolution, insurance started to gain prevalence. Insurance for entrepreneurs gave them the confidence to invest a very large amount of money on industrializing The Dutch federal assembly which comprised of Dutch oligarchs who made policy that served their best interests A war fought over the Spanish throne. Louis XIV wanted it for his grandson and fought a war against the Dutch, English, and the Holy Roman who wanted to maintain the balance of power. Included provisions for parliament, not the monarch to levy taxes. Stipulated that when parliament made a law, it couldn't be overturned by the monarch

Hundreds of thousands fled, robbing France of its healthy merchant class Reorganized the Russian Orthodox Church and replaced leadership with his appointees Jean Colbert, king Louis 14th’s finance minister implemented mercantilist policies to reduce France’s debt, improve domestic industry, expand colonial holdings, and created a favorable balance of trade. King Louis 14 wars undid these improvement Visited Europe and convinced Russia needed to westernize and that he wanted to consolidate power for himself. Political reform, religious reform, cultural reform. To pay for the reforms, he tripled taxes so the peasants hated him