Tuesday, November 1, 2016

All Pain, Little Gain

A) Louis XIV's Wars
    Louis XIV vs Everyone
  • WHY???
    • Absolute ruler (Louis XIV) wants to expand French land and culture so he (the state) looks cool
  • WORTH IT??
    • YES... French language and CULTURE SPREAD to other nations
    • NO... Monarchy in DEBT (leads to RUIN)
  • WAR of SPANISH SUCCESSION (1701-1713) 
  • Louis XIV after reading Charles II's Will
    • Who: Grand Alliance (English, Dutch, Austrians, & Prussians) vs. French & Spanish
    • Why:
      • 1698 - Europe agrees to divide SPANISH territories between France and Holy Roman emperor.
      • PROBLEM:
        • CHARLES II (SPANISH KING) - will leaves entire Spanish empire to Louis XIV's grandson (Philip) but forbids union between Spain and France.
        • ALL LAND going to one guy would upset BALANCE of POWER
        • "Pyrenees no longer exist" Means Spanish and French could be united (never happens though thanks to war)
      France to all of Europe After War
    • The END: PEACE of UTRECHT
      • NO CLEAR WINNER (but France lost the most)
      • Completes balance of power by dividing lands
      • Ended Spanish Empire & expanded England
      • Introduced international cooperation
      • France ends expansionism and gives up foreign lands
  • CRITICAL THINKING: Would Spanish Succession Wars have started if Spain had no overseas territory?
    • New World territories gave Spain prestige since land was power.
    • People still would have cared since Spain had the history of being a strong empire. Without America, part of that monarchy would be missing and people might not have gone to the same lengths (like a full war), but actions still would have been taken since Spain is still a large country on its own and the balance of power is still upset.
B) SPAIN'S PAINS
Spain Realizing They Have No More Money
  • Why is Spain in a BAD PLACE??
    • Bad Leadership - Decadence (overspending) of Habsburg (Monarch)
    • Paying taxes was frowned upon by wealthy - NO MIDDLE CLASS (expelled with Jews and Morse) left ALL TAXES on POOR
    • Effect: Spain is BROKE, clings to OLD GLORIES
      • Don Quixote - satire about the Spanish to IDEALIZE THE PAST and live in this alternate reality like FOOLS.
C) Intro to Constitutionalism (it's not Democracy) 

Constitutionalism - Limiting government through the use of laws.
Me prepping for Constitutionalism
  • 2 types:
    • Monarchy - KING possess authority but obeys laws 
      • Ex) England
    • Republic - ELECTORATE has power, more stable
  • Not democracy because common people cannot vote.

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